The practical aspects of the implementation of the LEADER approach on the example of the LAGs and Fisheries Local Action Groups operating in the Warmi Cover Image

Praktyczne aspekty wdrażania podejścia Leader na przykładzie Lokalnych Grup Działania i Lokalnych Grup Rybackich funkcjonujących w województwie warmiń
The practical aspects of the implementation of the LEADER approach on the example of the LAGs and Fisheries Local Action Groups operating in the Warmi

Author(s): Piotr Szamrowski, Adam Pawlewicz
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: Leader; Local Action Groups (LAGs); Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs); Local Development Strategies (LDS); Local Development Strategies for Fisheries Areas (LDSFA); Leader

Summary/Abstract: This article discusses the role of Local Action Groups (LAGs) and Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs) in implementing the Leader approach. The Leader approach is to entrust the bottom-created partnerships − local action groups, the development and direct implementation of local development strategies (LSR). The main features of Leader approach consists of: area-based local development strategies, local public-private partnerships, bottom-up elaboration and implementation of strategies, integrated and multisectoral actions, innovation, local networking and cooperation. This paper briefly overviews LAG and FLAG projects completed in the current programming period and outlines the growth prospects for 2014-2020. Conclusions have been formulated based on the results of surveys involving LAGs and FLAGs in the Warmia and Mazury Voivodeship. A set of research methods used in the examination have a complementary character. For example, desk research studies were used, Internet surveys sent to each of the 4 Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs), computerassisted web interviewing (CAWI) with FLAGs, quantitative research CATI (questionnaire carried out by telephone) with the beneficiaries of Sustainable Development of the Fisheries Sector and Coastal Fishing Areas Operational Program for 2007-2013 (fourth axis), audit visits in region FLAGs, in-depth interviews with representatives of institutions involved in the management and implementation of Axis 4 program.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 380
  • Page Range: 233-244
  • Page Count: 12