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110 2 $aOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
245 10 $aOECD Rural Policy Reviews: England, United Kingdom 2011$h[electronic resource] /$cOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
260 $aParis :$bOECD Publishing,$c2011.
300 $a272 p. :$bill. ;$c19x27cm.
490 1 $aOECD Rural Policy Reviews,$x1990-9284
505 0 $aForeword -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Assessment and Recommendations -- Introduction -- Profile of Rural England -- England's Rural Policy and Governance Mechanisms -- Assessment of England's Rural Policy -- Policy Recommendations for Rural England -- Évaluation et recommandations.
520 3 $aRural England plays a significant role in the economy of the United Kingdom, but an even larger social and cultural role. And it is unique among OECD regions, in that it is geographically compact, with rural inhabitants generally no more than a half hour’s drive from an urban area. There is thus a vast amount of interaction between rural and urban populations in England. England’s rural population is, on average, doing better than the urban population across a broad range of socio-economic indicators. Nevertheless, rural England is also struggling with pockets of poverty and social exclusion, difficulties in maintaining access to high quality public services, an ageing population, and, most importantly, a widespread shortage of affordable housing. The government has adopted mainstreaming as its rural policy strategy. The objective of mainstreaming is to ensure that people in rural England have access to the same policies and programmes as those available in urban England. While mainstreaming is an attractive policy approach, especially in a country with strong rural-urban interactions such as England, it has proved challenging to implement for different reasons. This report examines the mainstreaming policy response as applied to rural England and suggests ways to increase its effectiveness. The report will interest academics and policy makers alike as it includes a discussion on governance structures and decentralisation; delivering public services; economic development; and the importance of improving connectivity in the context of rural areas.  While the focus is on rural England, other OECD member countries will also benefit from the insights provided.
651 0 $aGreat Britain.
650 4 $aGovernance.
650 4 $aUrban, Rural and Regional Development.
830 0 $aOECD reviews of rural policy.
988 $a20121106
906 $0OCLC