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<p>Local Action Groups (LAGs) are responsible for promoting social and economic development in their territories, by creating local development strategies (LDSs) funded through LEADER Programme. They are area-based multisectoral partnerships, formed from public, private and social stakeholders. The aim of this paper is to study the governance and sustainability of Romanian LAGs, using evidence from the Nord-West Development Region from Romania. Structured interviews with LAGs managers were used as a primary method for collecting data. The results show that LAGs are struggling to remain active during the transition periods between two editions of the program, questioning their capacity to function without LEADER funding. However, they report fewer major changes compared to the last transition, mostly focusing on partnership and territorial structure.</p>
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Local Action Groups (LAGs) are responsible for promoting social and economic development in their territories, by creating local development strategies (LDSs) funded through LEADER Programme. They are area-based multisectoral partnerships, formed from public, private and social stakeholders. The aim of this paper is to study the governance and sustainability of Romanian LAGs, using evidence from the Nord-West Development Region from Romania. Structured interviews with LAGs managers were used as a primary method for collecting data. The results show that LAGs are struggling to remain active during the transition periods between two editions of the program, questioning their capacity to function without LEADER funding. However, they report fewer major changes compared to the last transition, mostly focusing on partnership and territorial structure.

Constrains of the Multi-Sectoral Partnerships in Romania - Are Local Action Groups Sustainable?

University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine

Advanced Research in Life Sciences

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Local Action Groups (LAGs) are responsible for promoting social and economic development in their territories, by creating local development strategies (LDSs)...

Constrains of the Multi-Sectoral Partnerships in Romania - Are Local Action Groups Sustainable?

Published Online: Sep 30, 2021

Page range: 43 - 47

Received: May 01, 2021

Accepted: Sep 01, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arls-2021-0028

Keywords
sustainability, transition, rural stakeholders, community-led local development

© 2021 Alexandru Olar et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Constrains of the Multi-Sectoral Partnerships in Romania - Are Local Action Groups Sustainable?

Published Online: Sep 30, 2021

Page range: 43 - 47

Received: May 01, 2021

Accepted: Sep 01, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arls-2021-0028

Keywordssustainability, transition, rural stakeholders, community-led local development

© 2021 Alexandru Olar et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
sustainability, transition, rural stakeholders, community-led local development