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Toward an economics of the rural third sector

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  • Constantine Iliopoulos
  • Vladislav Valentinov

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Third sector organisations play a prominent role in rural development. Yet, such organisations have been largely neglected by existing economic research. This paper examines the potential role of standard theories of the third sector and collective action in explaining the motivations to form such organisations in rural settings. In doing so the paper outlines a research program on the economic theory of the rural third sector. It is argued that some rural third sector organisations emerge for reasons emanating from unique aspects of agriculture and rurality. Some of these reasons are related to rural areas' characteristics that reduce the return on for-profit firms' investment. Other reasons emerge from the need to overcome the organisational disadvantages of small-scale family farms, and the call for maintaining the balanced multifunctional character of agriculture. Illustrative examples from three European countries provide preliminary support to our arguments.

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  • Constantine Iliopoulos & Vladislav Valentinov, 2009. "Toward an economics of the rural third sector," International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 8(5/6), pages 439-456.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijarge:v:8:y:2009:i:5/6:p:439-456
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    1. Valentinov, Vladislav, 2012. "Understanding the rural third sector: insights from Veblen and Bogdanov," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 41(1/2), pages 177-188.
    2. Iliopoulos Constantine N. & Valentinov Vladislav & Kvartiuk Vasyl & Bartkowski Bartosz, 2013. "Government–Third Sector Relations in European Rural Development: A Critical Perspective," Nonprofit Policy Forum, De Gruyter, vol. 4(1), pages 65-80, May.
    3. Vladislav Valentinov & Gabriela Vaceková, 2015. "Sustainability of Rural Nonprofit Organizations: Czech Republic and Beyond," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(8), pages 1-17, July.
    4. Slavíková, Lenka & Smutná, Zdenka & Žambochová, Marta & Valentinov, Vladislav, 2020. "Public and community conservation of biodiversity — rivalry or cooperation?," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 14(1), pages 36-46.
    5. Valentinov, Vladislav & Vaceková, Gabriela, 2015. "Sustainability of Rural Nonprofit Organizations: Czech Republic and Beyond," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 7(8), pages 9890-9906.

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