Rural benchmarking - raising regions management as a tool for regional disparity solution | Benchmarking venkova - zkvalitňování managementu mikroregionů jako nástroje pro řešení regionálních disparit
2008
Skrabal, I., Centre for Community Organising Middle Moravia, Prerov (Czech Republic)
Microregions are voluntary associations of municipalities with a different legal form of subjectivity. The common development of the area defined by cadastre area of municipalities involved in microregion. Microregions have elected bodies that are involved in strategic planning and implementation of single activities and projects. The cooperation is made by functional structure and regions specifics. The goal of cooperation is mainly aspiring for political and economical advantages implementation, initiation of positive growth trend or minimization of privations in rural regions progress. On the present there are functioning according the definition mentioned above circa 500 microregions and about 150 Local Action Groups in The Czech Republic. Ideal and well functioning microregion and LAG development management fulfills coordinative, initiative, strategic and executive functions. The point of these associations is before all to pursue realization of political consensus and economic advantages, initiation of positive growth tendencies or minimization of negative impacts in develepment of rural regions. Therefore, it is necessary to perceive 'professional' development management not only as part of the microregion and LAG organizational structure, but also as a method through which activities/projects are initiated and realized in a particular region and as a system for evaluation of activities of microregions and LAGs from the point of view of their effect on development of areas in question.
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