This paper examines the recent rural development programmes. It considers the way they use the idea of "community", what is meant by rural development and who benefits from it, and what are the implications for systems of ...

Industrial clustering is seen by Porter (1990) as a dynamic process of national sectoral linkages and regional proximity that can systematically interact and reinforce each other, and which is central to international ...

Despite convergence of inflation to below the system's average, Ireland experienced volatile short-term interest rates in the EMS. Much of the volatility comes from periods of Sterling weakness being associated with higher ...