Part I: Rural development economics. Definition of rural development. Agricultural sector and rural development. The rural web as theoretical tool to explain sustainable rural development.
Part II: Entrepreneurial activity in rural areas. Excavating the entrepreneurial process. Rural entrepreneurship: what does it mean? Individual and economic values in rural entrepreneurship. Classifying farmers as entrepreneurs
Part III: Collective entrepreneurship. Geographical indications and rural development. Virtuous circle of GIs.
Part IV : Rural development policies to support rural entrepreneurship: Rural policy 3.0. The OECD approach
