DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL DISPARITIES IN THE PREŠOV SELFGOVERNING REGION AT THE BEGINNING OF 21ST CENTURY

Journal Title: FOLIA GEOGRAPHICA - Year 2015, Vol 57, Issue 1

Abstract

The presented paper evaluates the issue of regional disparities and their development in 13 districts of the Prešov self-governing region in the years 2003 - 2012. For the purpose of comparison was chosen the set of 11 socio-economic indicators (gross birth-rate, the average monthly wage, employment rate, unemployment rate, completed dwellings per 1000 inhabitants, economic aggregate, foreign direct investment (FDI) per capita, share of districts in FDI of the self-governing region, enterprises with 250 or more employees per 1000 inhabitants, the number of organizations focused on generating profits per 1000 inhabitants, and the number of freelancers per 1000 inhabitants), which were subsequently statistically converted by the Gini coefficient and the coefficient of variation, to quantify increase respectively decrease in the level of regional disparities. Comparison of these two coefficients will ensure objectivity and accuracy of the measurement and evaluation.

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Radoslav KLAMÁR, Anna HRIŇÁKOVÁ

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Radoslav KLAMÁR, Anna HRIŇÁKOVÁ (2015). DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL DISPARITIES IN THE PREŠOV SELFGOVERNING REGION AT THE BEGINNING OF 21ST CENTURY. FOLIA GEOGRAPHICA, 57(1), 26-51. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-173677