THE IMPACT OF NATIONAL RURAL NETWORK’S INITIATIVES ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF PODLASKIE VOIVODESHIP IN POLAND

Abstract

National Rural Network is an important instrument for rural development in Poland. NRN is an instrument of the Rural Areas Development Programme. The main objective of NRN is to support the rural areas of the European Union by providing information, experiences and good practices for sustainable rural development. These measures are intended to improve the quality of life of rural residents and the conditions of their work. The aim of the paper is to demonstrate whether the implementation of NRN initiatives contributes to socio-economic development of rural areas in Podlaskie Voivodship. In order to achieve this objective, the projects supported by NRN for the years 2010-2017 were reviewed, and the numbers of the projects in individual poviats were compared to the changes in values of socio-economic development indicators derived from the Central Statistical Office data.

 Keywords: EU funds, National Rural Network, Podlaskie Voivodeship, rural development

Article DOI: http://doi.org/10.15544/RD.2017.235