Territorial Governance in Rural Bosnia: The Role of Local Institutions and Organizations in Sarajevoromanija Region

Type Journal Article - Journal of Central European Agriculture
Title Territorial Governance in Rural Bosnia: The Role of Local Institutions and Organizations in Sarajevoromanija Region
Author(s)
Volume 13
Issue 1
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2012
Page numbers 131-141
URL http://hrcak.srce.hr/ojs/index.php/jcea/article/viewFile/1076/913
Abstract
Rural economy in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is getting more diversified and it is slowly moving out from the traditional dependency on the agricultural sector. Although national and municipal budgets are still mainly focused on direct support to production, the number of organizations engaged in rural governance is rapidly growing and their role in policy design and delivery is getting increasingly important. The aim of this paper is to analyze the network and the coordination capacity of local agro-rural organisations operating in Sarajevo-Romanija region (SRr, BiH) and the level of inclusion of local community members’ in these organizations. A set of policies and instruments to improve local institutions coordination is also proposed and discussed. Methodologically the paper is based on an extended desk research, on a number of interviews with sectoral experts and local administrators and on a field survey focusing on 35 households in seven municipalities of SRr.

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