This paper discusses Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) 2007–11 for The Gambia. PRSP II builds on the long-term development Vision 2020 of The Gambia. It also takes cognizance of the fact that implementation of PRSP I suffered from revenue shortfalls as the IMF suspended its program...

The main aim of this paper is to prove that rural tourism can be an essential means of bringing about the development of regions where there is a significant socio-economic imbalance. In Spain, there are still many rural areas with low levels of income and productivity. Production in these areas...

It must be recognised that many of the most innovative forms of public intervention in the economy and in social areas are the result of EU policies, including the impulse that these have produced in the regards of national and regional policies. A good example comes from the programmes deriving...

The objective of this paper is to assess the effectiveness of regional incentive policy applied in Spain during the period 1988-2001 at a municipal scale. Specifically, the relation between economic growth and the amount of incentives received by each Spanish municipality is analysed, taking...

The process of globalisation has frequently prompted local strategies to develop a ?cluster? approach in response to increased international economic competition. However, each cluster is characterised by specific policies, partnerships and patterns of co-operation to promote competitiveness....