Rural Development

UNDERSTANDING RURAL ECONOMIES

Rural Policy 3.0

Rural Policy 3.0 is a mechanism to help national governments support rural economic development. It reflects several important changes in rural development: rural regions's evolvement into more diverse and complex socio-economic systems, less isolatation of government policies and more rigorous accountability standards and a better understanding of rural regions.

OECD Rural Policy Reviews

This series presents comprehensive reviews of rural policy in individual countries as well as analytical reports on various aspects of rural policy.

Indigenous communities

Vibrant Indigenous economies are fundamental to self-determination. There are approximately 38 million Indigenous peoples living in 13 OECD member countries. They make an important contribution to the culture, heritage, and economic development of these member countries.

Mining regions and cities

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Regions and cities with a major presence of mining and resources industries are engines of national growth. With an expanding global demand for minerals, metals, oil and gas, they have the potential to attract investment and jobs. To fully exploit this potential, policies at all levels that take into account the well-being, environmental, and economic diversification needs are essential.

OECD principles on rural policies

The Principles for Rural Policy crystallise over 20 years of the OECD’s work on rural development and were developed through a comprehensive review process with OECD member countries and key stakeholders.