This book has been developed from a report of the cross-national PRIDE (Partnerships for Rural Integrated Development in Europe) research project. The research involved focusing on public and private sector rural development experience of six member states of the European Union, namely Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the UK.
Partnerships and local rural development; literature review and theoretical framework; methodology - and the execution of the research; the findings of the "extensive survey"; the findings of the "study of practice"; the findings of "the study of impact"; conclusions and recommendations. (Part contents).