<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Based on an exploratory research, this study highlights the role of pure rural entrepreneurship towards rural development of an inland and mountainous area of Portugal—Montemuro. Thanks to the Institute of Cultural Affairs and the energy of the rural communities, some people of the rural area have been stimulated thirty years ago to develop endogenous, entrepreneurial and innovative initiatives in the countryside. The benefits of all these rural entrepreneurial and endogenous initiatives are visible nowadays. Some villages of the rural area have more people, socio-economic dynamics were revitalized, and some job opportunities were created. Therefore, in a context of depopulation and crisis of peripheral and interior areas, our study demonstrates that rural entrepreneurship and innovation based on endogenous resources are key for the welfare of the rural society.</p></abstract>

Based on an exploratory research, this study highlights the role of pure rural entrepreneurship towards rural development of an inland and mountainous area of Portugal—Montemuro. Thanks to the Institute of Cultural Affairs and the energy of the rural communities, some people of the rural area have been stimulated thirty years ago to develop endogenous, entrepreneurial and innovative initiatives in the countryside. The benefits of all these rural entrepreneurial and endogenous initiatives are visible nowadays. Some villages of the rural area have more people, socio-economic dynamics were revitalized, and some job opportunities were created. Therefore, in a context of depopulation and crisis of peripheral and interior areas, our study demonstrates that rural entrepreneurship and innovation based on endogenous resources are key for the welfare of the rural society.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Towards Rural Development Evidence from a Peripheral Area in Portugal

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Based on an exploratory research, this study highlights the role of pure rural entrepreneurship towards rural development of an inland and mountainous area of...

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Towards Rural Development Evidence from a Peripheral Area in Portugal

Published Online: Jul 09, 2020

Page range: 209 - 220

Received: Mar 03, 2020

Accepted: Jun 10, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2020-0012

Keywords
Rural Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Endogenous resources, Rural development, Montemuro Area

© 2020 Lúcia Pato, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Towards Rural Development Evidence from a Peripheral Area in Portugal

Published Online: Jul 09, 2020

Page range: 209 - 220

Received: Mar 03, 2020

Accepted: Jun 10, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2020-0012

KeywordsRural Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Endogenous resources, Rural development, Montemuro Area

© 2020 Lúcia Pato, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Rural Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Endogenous resources, Rural development, Montemuro Area