A review of the challenges and strategies of delivering services of general interest in European rural areas

In many of Europe’s rural regions, sociodemographic changes, the transformation labour market, and advent digitalisation pose significant challenges in safeguarding services general interest (SGI). This paper draws on a broad literature review to identify key potential adaptation strategies three SGIs four European countries. Our analysis explores potentials for redesigning accessibility these SGIs, restructuring their human physical assets, improving coordination delivery. We argue that context fading welfare state, there is scope local private, civil society actors delivering areas.