In the last funding periods there was steady increase in the number of LEADER-regions in Europe, and, at least in …-level governance, equality and sustainability. Now there are common options for a so-called “Community-Led Local Development” (CLLD …). Although LEADER is commonly called a bottom-up approach, it has to be pointed out that there is a high influence through a …

In the last funding periods there was steady increase in the number of LEADER-regions in Europe, and, at least in …-level governance, equality and sustainability. Now there are common options for a so-called “Community-Led Local Development” (CLLD …). Although LEADER is commonly called a bottom-up approach, it has to be pointed out that there is a high influence through a …

European Commission. LEADER, from rural development policy, is among these approaches. Nevertheless, these new policies are … institutional differences on the different levels affect the implementation of LEADER on the local level. We thereby hope to … contribute to a better understanding of the causes and consequences of differences in the impacts and effectiveness of the LEADER …

for rural development. LEADER started 25 years ago and now has 2600 Local Action Groups (LAGs). These LAGs collaborate as … budgets to support projects. To examine the contributions of LEADER to local governance, we can present results from the ex … of governance arrangements like LEADER, the estimations of LAG-managers show that the most important factors are: commit …