Authors of this paper present the main theoretical assumptions and implementation experience of the “Green paper” policy planning method for identifying strategic guidelines for rural development in Lithuania. The “Green paper” policy planning method was used in Lithuania for the first time. This method enables to involve society to discuss about rural development policy vision and strategic guidelines for rural development. In this case policy formation process caninclude not only knowledge of invited experts but also implicit (tacit) knowledge of society. Knowledge of societyhas animportant role for developing post-industrial knowledge society in Lithuania. The expectations of society are becoming animportant rural policymaking factor because number of persons employed in agriculture is drastically decreased and in order to preserve the viability or rural areas it is important to change policy from sectoral paradigm to the place-based policies. These structural changes in employment in rural areas have taken place in Lithuania in recent years. Proposals of society for the green book “Future of Rural areas in Lithuania” were systemized and strategic guidelines for rural development were proposed. These strategical guidelines ensure that integrated approach for setting fundamental parameters of life quality in rural areas would be used when formulating rural development policy. Measures for rural policy should help to make rural areas in Lithuania attractive place to live where you can have favourite job and pleasing place to spend your leisure time. Paper also reflects changes invalues of society, new approach to the processes of agriculture, emphasizing the importance of the family farm for rural areas in Lithuania, emphasizing not only economic but also social and cultural importance of the family farm traditions, while maintaining acleanand healthy environment for future generations.
Keywords:Greenpaper, rural development policyvision, strategic guidelines for rural development.
Melnikienė, R.; Vidickienė, D. Visuomenės lūkesčiai dėl Lietuvos kaimo politikos krypčių. Ekonomika ir vadyba: aktualijos ir perspektyvos. 2010. 3(19). p. 23-33, Mokslo darbai: Kaimiškųjų vietovių socioekonominė plėtra, I tomas. ISSN 1648-9098. EBSCO sąrašas (Business Source Complete; Central & Eastern European Academic Source).
