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Abstract
The Deliverable 2.1 (D2.1) of the SCARLED project provides the conceptual framework for
analysing structural change in agriculture and rural livelihoods in the NMS and established
Member States of the EU. It concisely summarizes the underlying theories and concepts of
the pertinent research issues in SCARLED.
SCARLED addresses a topic of wide interest with regard to the identification of past and
future key social and agricultural restructuring processes for a living countryside in the
NMS. Methodologically, the topic is approached by comparative, structured multi-country
farm surveys complemented by an analysis of structural changes in the farm sectors of two
selected regions with the agent-based simulation model AgriPoliS, taking special account
of demographic changes. In addition, SCARLED studies success stories of rural
development in selected regions of five established Member States
For all topics covered by the SCARLED workpackages, the most relevant literature has
been reviewed. The driving forces of structural change and rural livelihoods are identified
and discussed in detail. All subsequent SCARLED analyses and methodological approaches
will refer to this document. On the basis of this conceptual framework paper, the
framework for the survey tool is established and will be further developed to serve the
needs of the empirically based workpackages. The analysis of rural development success
stories in established Member States will use the common methodological framework
outlined in D2.1.
The literature used in D2.1 is customized in Endnotes, a software system for managing
bibliographies. Furthermore, it is noted that outputs and new developments in SCARLED
will be documented on the project’s homepage - www.scarled.eu.