Abstract
Agriculture was orginally the decisive power in Danish rural areas both i relation to economic, political and civic organisation as well as overall performance. The obvious and distinct relation between the rural areas and the trade implied that the definition of rural areas as well as of their internal and external relation was well defined.
However, the evolution in the latest decades has changed the picture radically. This implies that the mutual destiny in general does no longer exist, and hence agriculture is no longer the crucial power in rural areas per se. The subsequent picture is blurred whileit is no longer possible to use the former well defined definition of rural areas and their relations.
To investigate present and future possibilities and constraints for business and innovation i rural areas, institutional history is prerequisite. That claim is based on the assumption that deliberative competences and the institutional setup of markets, politics and mental frames is the key to reveal economic opportunities as well as constraints. The article presents an initial attempt to provide such analysis.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Innovation Systems and Rural Development |
| Editors | Tanvig Hanne W. |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Place of Publication | Hørsholm |
| Publisher | Skov & Landskab, Københavns Universitet |
| Publication date | 2008 |
| Pages | 15-29 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-87-7903-343-6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
| Series | Forest & Landscape Working Papers |
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| Volume | 27 |
Keywords
- rural areas
- agriculture
- innovation
- institutional history
- economics
- business
- politics