Resumen

En este texto se analizan los conceptos relativos al desarrollo regional, desarrollo rural territorial, la política regional y las políticas públicas; se considera que las instituciones de educación superior siempre han jugado un papel importante en el diseño de las políticas públicas orientadas al desarrollo rural regional. Actualmente están llamadas a jugar un papel cada día más activo al respecto, ello requiere que sus integrantes (profesores-investigadores, alumnos y directivos) sean concientes de su importante papel en tal ámbito, ello conlleva a que una de las capacidades a desarrollar en los mismos es su rol de ciudadanos.

Palabras clave: Desarrollo rural, desarrollo regional, políticas públicas.

THE DESIGN OF PUBLIC POLICIES FOR THE REGIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE ROLE OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGGEST EDUCATION

Summary

In this text the concepts relative to the regional development, territorial rural development, the regional policy and the public policies are analyzed; it is considered that the institutions of superior education always have played an important role in the design of the oriented public policies the regional rural development. At the moment they are called to play a paper every more active day on the matter, it requires that their members (professor-investigators, students and directors) are conscientious of their important paper in such scope, it entails to that one of the capacities to develop in such is its roll of citizens.

Keys words: public police, regional development, rural development.