Abstract

BURGOS, Ana L.  and  BOCCO, Gerardo. Contributions to a theory of rural innovation. Cuad. Econ. [online]. 2020, vol.39, n.79, pp.219-247. ISSN 0121-4772.  https://doi.org/10.15446/cuad.econ.v39n79.74459.

The importance of innovation as a key to economic growth prompted a strong neo-Schumpeterian innovation theory. This theory, however, is inappropriate for addressing innovation processes in lagging rural areas. Consequently, from a multidimensional conception, this research work proposes to construct a Rural Innovation Theory from six elements: 1) the definition of the object, 2) the posing of key questions and their relevance, 3) a model of knowledge, 4) construction methods, 5) capacity of anticipation and 6) an ethical framework, with the implications that this entails.) A Rural Innovation Theory as the proposal constitutes a significant contribution to the design of public policies and strategies to orient rural change from the perspective of endogenous territorial development.

JEL: B55, O35, R11, R58.

Keywords : rural change; social innovation; rural territories; endogenous development; theory building.

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