International Comparative Rural Policy Studies
by Shelby Clark 01/07/2012 Lots of food for thought today. Pierre Roberge from Developement Economique Canada filled us in on the responsibilities of Federal policy relative to Quebec policy. Slowly, a picture is emerging of community and economic development in Quebec and Canada. Rurality—and the maintenance of Quebecois culture–seems central to the policy decision making Read More …
by Connor Wall, 30/06/2012 Day Eight of ICRPS marked the beginning of the second half of the Summer Institute, and our first full day in Rimouski, a small city with lovely views of the St. Lawrence River. We started with an introduction to the Bas Saint-Laurent region, which has seen several twists of Canadian rural policy, with the government Read More …
by John Bryden and Karen Refsgaard, 30/06/2012 We have much enjoyed our 8 days with Faculty and Students at the 2012 Summer Institute organised by our colleagues at Concordia University and UQAR (University of Quebec at Rimousky). We have some reflections on Quebec Rural Policy to offer as a result of the discussions and inputs Read More …
by Fobete Ngoh 29/06/2012 Today marked the 7th day of the 15th day ICRPS missions’ trip to Quebec. The activities unfolded with the departure of the crew from College de Merici to La Pocatière some 250 km from Quebec City. In La-Pocatière, Francois Gendron of Bombardier gave a detailed presentation on how La-Pocatière, a small town in Read More …
by the editors, 18/06/2012 June 18th is Agriculture and Rural Development Day in the UN Conference on Sustainable Developement +20 in Rio de Janeiro. You can watch the webcast on agricultureday.org and ask questions to the experts via Twitter or Facebook! Photo by Alcindo Correa Filho PS. Use Facebook daily? Like Exploring Rurality and follow our updates in your Read More …
by Wayne Kelly, 31/05/2012 The recipe for rural development in the new economy is based on three key ingredients of knowledge, innovation and leadership. Various types of economic and social development in rural communities will require these three elements to be successful. An important starting point is to understand what each of these key Read More …