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This paper studies the problem of productive development management in four small rural areas located in two different rural sub-regions of the departament of Antioquia, Colombia. The question is studied under the context of productive restructuring and state decentralisation. Based on issues provided by the theory of local productive systems, a comparison is made between two identified local development models, giving a special attention to the institutional aspects and showing perspectives and limits, difficulties and deficiencies of public administrations and other social agents in managing productive changes that are happening in the specialised regions concerning farming activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]