What is it about?
This article identifies the major changes in the settlement system in Lithuania and its effects on peripheral areas. The main scope of this article is an analysis of the potential of residents from peripheral areas to adapt to the rapidly changing socio-economic environment.
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Why is it important?
The research allowed us to define three groups of residents and their potential to adapt to the labour market: those who are active, those who are passive and those who choose social benefits instead of a work salary. Therefore, we think that it could be interesting for other researchers from Central and Eastern Europe to see and compare the adaptation processes appearing in Lithuania with the processes in their countries
Perspectives
We think that this article is interesting to read and understand the reality of life in rural peripheral areas. However, it shows that not only negatively we have look at these areas as the people who stayed in rural areas can adapt if they want.
Gintarė Pociūtė-Sereikienė
Lithuanian Social Research Centre
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This page is a summary of: The Development of Rural Peripheral Areas in Lithuania: The Challenges of Socio-Spatial Transition, European Countryside, September 2018, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.2478/euco-2018-0028.
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