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Innovative Rural Entrepreneurship in Chile

Instituto de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de O’Higgins, Félix Modrego, William Foster, Departamento de Economía Agraria, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile · 2021 · International Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Summary. Rural areas in Chile show high entrepreneurship rates despite economic disadvantages, challenging stereotypes that innovation requires high-tech sophistication. The paper argues that middle-income countries can foster more innovative rural entrepreneurship through systemic, amenity-based territorial policies that improve local public goods and living conditions, rather than assuming rural entrepreneurship must remain unsophisticated.

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O’Higgins, I. D. C. S. U. D., Modrego, F., Foster, W., & Chile, D. D. E. A. P. U. C. D.. (2021). Innovative Rural Entrepreneurship in Chile. International Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources. https://doi.org/10.7764/ijanr.v48i3.2324

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DOI
10.7764/ijanr.v48i3.2324
Countries
Chile
Regions
South America
Categories
entrepreneurship, policy, regional-innovation-systems
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2026-04-28