The Governance of Cooperation – Policy implications for rural Central and Eastern Europe
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The newly acceded Central and Eastern European states find their rural
development strategy should fit into the European Union’s (EU) framework
and policy for rural development. The EU’s approach is based on using rural
networks for policy implementation, or building networks where they are
missing in a participatory manner. This principle has been expounded in the
new Rural Development Regulation for the period 2007-2013. Such an
approach requires cooperation between individuals, or the coordinated action
and collaboration of individuals within a group. Thus governance structures
are instituted within these groups. This paper explores the governance of
cooperation using case studies conducted in rural CEE. The case studies
were undertaken within the IDARI project (Integrated Development of
Agriculture and Rural Institutions in Central and Eastern European
Countries). An evaluation tool was developed to classify the effect of policy
on cooperation between agents. Policy can have a direct or indirect effect on
existing networks, both of which should be understood at the policy design
stage.