A review of the challenges and strategies of delivering services of general interest in European rural areas

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  • Nathalie Tent
  • Alexandru Brad
  • Juliane Klöden
  • Alistair Adam Hernández
  • Jörn Bannert
  • Alice Gebauer

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External Research Organisations

  • Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
  • Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries
  • Technische Universität Dresden
  • ARL – Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association
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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)77-105
JournalEuropa XXI
Volume41
Publication statusPublished - 2021

Abstract

In many of Europe’s rural regions, sociodemographic changes, the transformation of the labour market, and the advent of digitalisation pose significant challenges in safeguarding services of general interest (SGI). This paper draws on a broad literature review to identify the key challenges and potential adaptation strategies in three SGIs in four European countries. Our analysis explores potentials for rede-signing the accessibility of these SGIs, restructuring their human and physical assets, and improving the coordination of their delivery. We argue that in the context of a fading welfare state, there is scope for improving the local coordination of state, private, and civil society actors in delivering SGIs in rural areas.

Keywords

    Firefighters, Medical care, Post-school education, Rural areas, Services of general interest, Sociodemographic changes

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A review of the challenges and strategies of delivering services of general interest in European rural areas. / Tent, Nathalie; Brad, Alexandru; Klöden, Juliane et al.
In: Europa XXI, Vol. 41, 2021, p. 77-105.

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Tent N, Brad A, Klöden J, Hernández AA, Bannert J, Gebauer A. A review of the challenges and strategies of delivering services of general interest in European rural areas. Europa XXI. 2021;41:77-105. doi: 10.7163/Eu21.2021.41.4
Tent, Nathalie ; Brad, Alexandru ; Klöden, Juliane et al. / A review of the challenges and strategies of delivering services of general interest in European rural areas. In: Europa XXI. 2021 ; Vol. 41. pp. 77-105.
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