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Are small towns doomed to decline? The case of a post-socialist CEE country

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  • David Cole
  • Mária Murray Svidroňová

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It is a common belief that small towns of formerly socialist countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are suffering a substantial decline due to the better offerings in bigger metropolitan areas and in western countries. This belief has been reinforced by a long transformation process: firstly, the transition from a command economy to capitalism and secondly, the move from manufacturing to service. To investigate this issue, a concentrated research on one territory was conducted, which gives a more intimate picture of the status of rural municipalities in a typical post-communist area of CEE. This information was compared to secondary historical and current data concerning economics, infrastructure, and demographics giving us a picture of the municipalities’ viability by creating a multi-criteria analysis. This research indicates that small towns are not suffering precipitous declines, which is a common belief.

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  • David Cole & Mária Murray Svidroňová, 2021. "Are small towns doomed to decline? The case of a post-socialist CEE country," Post-Communist Economies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(8), pages 1012-1034, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pocoec:v:33:y:2021:i:8:p:1012-1034
    DOI: 10.1080/14631377.2021.1886786
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