Agricultural Economics, 2005 (vol. 51), issue 12

Regional aspects of the SAPARD programme implementation in the Slovak Republic

S. Buchta

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2005, 51(12):539-546 | DOI: 10.17221/5149-AGRICECON  

The article presents the analysis of regional distribution for the approved and completed projects by 2004 under the SAPARD programme in the Slovak Republic. The distribution of funding strongly favoured powerful (innovative) business subjects which increased their competitiveness and gained the "advantage of technology advance" (which, in time may change into the rent of technology advance) associated with growth in labour productivity and high probability of investment return. The implementation of the SAPARD programme provides a strong impetus to the restructuring of businesses in agrifood industry, it accelerates and improves the selection among...

Cross-border Euro-regional activation and regional development in Slovakia

Ľ. Falťan

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2005, 51(12):547-554 | DOI: 10.17221/5150-AGRICECON  

Social-political transition in the former socialist countries led to a new understanding of borders and created the prerequisites for renaissance and significant activation of the cross-border co-operation. This way, Slovakia along with other countries joined the Euro-regional movement in Europe, which spread since the end of 60-ies through Western-European countries. Formation and institutionalisation of Euro-regional relations, links and co-operation was initially hindered by a whole range of obstacles, including the ones with political background. It was obvious mainly in Slovakia where it influenced the existence and potential establishment of...

Marginal regions in Slovakia and their developmental disposabilities

P. Gajdoš

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2005, 51(12):555-563 | DOI: 10.17221/5151-AGRICECON  

The study deals with the problems of territorial marginality in Slovakia. It illustrates the content structure of regional marginality, its factor satiation, as well as its spatial (territorial) localization. The historical-spatial context of marginal territories in Slovakia and their position in the transformation period are pointed out. The stress is laid on social-spatial marginality of the regions, representing its central component. The study suggests the possibilities of solving the problems of marginal regions, their developmental disposabilities, as well as the necessity of application of certain demarginalization activities, as a component...

Social and territorial identifications of the rural population and its activating potential

M. Strussová

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2005, 51(12):565-574 | DOI: 10.17221/5152-AGRICECON  

This paper has a theoretical and analytical character and it searches for the possibilities to activate the rural population by means of its social and territorial identifications. The objective of the paper is to point at some connections relating to social and territorial identity of the rural population, outlined by classic quantitative marks based upon the population up to 5 000. We base the above on the results of the representative sociological survey allowing us to analyze some of the selected problems of the social and territorial identity of the rural population, in particular its relation to residence, residential stability and autochthony,...

Changes in Slovak countryside human potential during the transformation period

K. Moravanská

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2005, 51(12):575-584 | DOI: 10.17221/5153-AGRICECON  

The paper points out the importance of exploring human potential not only in countryside, but also of local communities as such. We emphasize the significance of the endogenous model of territorial development for the development of countryside and human capacities as the decisive factor of territorial development. Second part of the paper focuses on changes happening in the characteristics of human potential since 1989 in Slovak municipalities. It points out to the transformation changes overcome by local communities during the important social changes. It compares situations in various types of municipalities as well as various regional differentiations...