Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/201571 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Central European Agriculture [ISSN:] 1332-9049 [Volume:] 9 [Issue:] 3 [Publisher:] University of Zagreb [Place:] Zagreb [Year:] 2008 [Pages:] 457-462
Publisher: 
University of Zagreb, Zagreb
Abstract: 
This paper examines and compares institutional arrangements addressing market failures endemic to rural areas. It argues that rural market failures cannot be satisfactorily addressed by for-profit firms and thus require the operation of third sector organizations, such as NGOs, cooperatives, and associations. The important role of these organizations in rural development is explained by the particular severity of rural market failures that inhibit the development of rural markets and thus constrain the operation of rural for-profit firms. This argument is applied to the development of rural tourism in Central and Eastern Europe. The rural tourist markets in this region are shown to fail in a number of ways that require recourse to tourism associations and other relevant third sector organizations. The paper concludes with calling for further research on developing the institutional economic theory of the rural third sector.
Subjects: 
rural development
market failure
third sector
rural tourism
Central and Eastern Europe
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