@inbook{c625e67b4c5c441f8a95175e87a7c53b,
title = "Rural Social Innovation and Neo-endogenous Rural Development",
abstract = "Social innovation is an increasingly prominent agent of change in rural communities. Community groups are filling voids in rural service provision, energising nature and heritage conservation projects and supporting a range of cultural and social activities. With no sign of neo-liberalism waning, this paper explores mechanisms that can provide effective support for social innovation, with a particular focus on the EU{\textquoteright}s LEADER approach. Drawing parallels between social innovation and neo-endogenous development, the chapter concludes that a combination of top-down and bottom-up approaches is required, and the most effective outcomes arise where local groups become more empowered to make decisions within a supportive, but not over-bureaucratic, framework.",
keywords = "Innovation, LEADER, Neo-endogenous development, Rural development, Social",
author = "Gary Bosworth and Liz Price and Ville Hakulinen and Susan Marango",
year = "2020",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-33463-5_2",
language = "English",
series = "Springer Geography",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "21--32",
booktitle = "Springer Geography",
address = "Germany",
}