Rural restructuring in Hungary in the period of socio-economic transition

Kiss, Éva (2000) Rural restructuring in Hungary in the period of socio-economic transition. GeoJournal, 51 (3). pp. 221-233. ISSN 0343-2521 (print), 1572-9893 (online)

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Abstract

Rural settlements in Hungary account for 93% of all settlements and 37% of the country's population. Since 1989 they are scenes of spectacular changes. Based on some case studies of less developed villages this paper considers the most important characteristics of the post-socialist rural transformation by examining the local economy and living conditions. The main issues are how local actors (for example, economic corporations, households and individuals) have been affected by the interaction of supralocal and local factors and how they responded to them. Such responses can be considered to be manifestations of survival strategy.

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