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<p>Concerning the efficiency of the different development methods, especially the definition of added value, neither science nor practice has so far established a universally accepted opinion. A special report of the European Court of Auditors in July 2022 on the “other values” of the LEADER/CLLD development method also pointed out which factors that are closely linked to added value might be missing from an EU evaluation. These factors are the conditions that, in a highly logical correlation, can guarantee the success of a development method. The study, while presenting the most important conditions for the efficiency of the LEADER method, evaluates and responds to the Court of Auditors’ Special Report, which does not sufficiently address these issues. In doing so, it contributes to a multi-faceted presentation of the role of the LEADER method in development policy and to the formulation of the reader’s own, independent judgement.</p>
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Concerning the efficiency of the different development methods, especially the definition of added value, neither science nor practice has so far established a universally accepted opinion. A special report of the European Court of Auditors in July 2022 on the “other values” of the LEADER/CLLD development method also pointed out which factors that are closely linked to added value might be missing from an EU evaluation. These factors are the conditions that, in a highly logical correlation, can guarantee the success of a development method. The study, while presenting the most important conditions for the efficiency of the LEADER method, evaluates and responds to the Court of Auditors’ Special Report, which does not sufficiently address these issues. In doing so, it contributes to a multi-faceted presentation of the role of the LEADER method in development policy and to the formulation of the reader’s own, independent judgement.

Comments on the European Court of Auditors’ Special Report on the Leader Programme

European Countryside

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Concerning the efficiency of the different development methods, especially the definition of added value, neither science nor practice has so far established a...

Comments on the European Court of Auditors’ Special Report on the Leader Programme

Published Online: Jun 28, 2023

Page range: 328 - 345

Received: Sep 19, 2022

Accepted: Mar 20, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2023-0018

Keywords
LEADER method, CLLD, rural development, added value

© 2023 István Finta, published by Sciendo

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

Comments on the European Court of Auditors’ Special Report on the Leader Programme

Published Online: Jun 28, 2023

Page range: 328 - 345

Received: Sep 19, 2022

Accepted: Mar 20, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2023-0018

KeywordsLEADER method, CLLD, rural development, added value

© 2023 István Finta, published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
LEADER method, CLLD, rural development, added value