Three Decades of Transformation in the East-Central European Countryside
This book identifies, diagnoses and evaluates social and economic processes taking place in the rural areas of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) states in the last 25 years and affecting the immediate future, with a particular focus on their spatial divers
- PDF / 15,767,140 Bytes
- 365 Pages / 453.544 x 683.151 pts Page_size
- 5 Downloads / 177 Views
Three Decades of Transformation in the EastCentral European Countryside
Three Decades of Transformation in the East-Central European Countryside
Jerzy Bański Editor
Three Decades of Transformation in the East-Central European Countryside
123
Editor Jerzy Bański Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Warsaw, Poland
ISBN 978-3-030-21236-0 ISBN 978-3-030-21237-7 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21237-7
(eBook)
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
Thirty years have now passed since the collapse of the Eastern Bloc and the adoption by the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) of a new socio-economic and political system. The result of that was transformation in all sectors of the economy, and in the social and cultural situation of the region in question. Rural areas were subject to diverse and dynamic change, and it is to this that the present work is devoted. First and foremost, there was an ongoing process of the restitution and privatisation of assets in agriculture, as well as that sector’s exposure to global competition, the development and modernisation of its social and technical infrastructure, the shaping of local- and regional-government structures and founding of democratic institutions and diverse demographic processes leading the population structure in rural areas further and further away from what it had been before. In this context, the model of the family underwent modification, and levels of social activism and awareness increased, with country dwellers aspiring to more than they had previously, and—in connection with that—working to improve their levels of educations s
Data Loading...
