<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The focus of the following article was to study development of certain social and economic indicators in Slovakia. We focused this paper on two types of regions in Slovakia, urban and rural. For this purpose we decided to measure the development of inhabitants in rural and urban areas as well as median age of the population. We also partially focused on the sector of agriculture since it used to play an important role in rural areas as a key employer. We found that there is a trend of moving people from urban to rural areas and that agriculture is losing its key role because of decreasing employment trend. This can be caused by low attractiveness of this sector and low income which, nowadays, plays an important role in finding a job.</p></abstract>

The focus of the following article was to study development of certain social and economic indicators in Slovakia. We focused this paper on two types of regions in Slovakia, urban and rural. For this purpose we decided to measure the development of inhabitants in rural and urban areas as well as median age of the population. We also partially focused on the sector of agriculture since it used to play an important role in rural areas as a key employer. We found that there is a trend of moving people from urban to rural areas and that agriculture is losing its key role because of decreasing employment trend. This can be caused by low attractiveness of this sector and low income which, nowadays, plays an important role in finding a job.

The Development of Chosen Social and Economic Indicators in Rural Areas of the Slovak Republic

Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra

Acta Regionalia et Environmentalica

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The focus of the following article was to study development of certain social and economic indicators in Slovakia. We focused this paper on two types of...

The Development of Chosen Social and Economic Indicators in Rural Areas of the Slovak Republic

Published Online: Feb 23, 2019

Page range: 38 - 42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aree-2018-0007

Keywords
rural areas, agriculture, employment in agriculture, rural women

© 2018 Marián Kováčik et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Development of Chosen Social and Economic Indicators in Rural Areas of the Slovak Republic

Published Online: Feb 23, 2019

Page range: 38 - 42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aree-2018-0007

Keywordsrural areas, agriculture, employment in agriculture, rural women

© 2018 Marián Kováčik et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
rural areas, agriculture, employment in agriculture, rural women