Traditional undeveloped municipalities in Serbia as a result of regional inequality |
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Authors: | Marija Drobnjaković Milena Panić Јasmina Đorđević |
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Institution: | 1. Geographical Institute “Jovan Cviji?”, SASA, Belgrade, Serbiam.drobnjakovic@gi.sanu.ac.rs;3. Geographical Institute “Jovan Cviji?”, SASA, Belgrade, Serbia;4. Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics, The University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia |
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Abstract: | This paper examines the issue of traditionally underdeveloped areas of Serbia, with special emphasis on development trends of the south, south-east and south-west areas of Central Serbia. The observed area is represented through a continuous time and space zone which includes rural, hilly-mountainous, border areas and the contact zone with the AP Kosovo and Metohija, including 22 municipalities, the majority of which belong to the so-called traditionally underdeveloped municipalities, that is, those that have had this status for a few decades. For the purpose of monitoring development trends, the indicators of the settlement structure, demographic and socio-economic characteristics and the level of development of the observed municipalities were used. Then, an evaluation and comparison to the national average were carried out. The presented results show a deviation and significant lagging behind of almost all parameters for the analysed municipalities in the period since 2002 until the present day, which indicates that the several-decade-long gap is still being intensified. A cluster analysis was performed for the typology of observed municipalities in order to determine the level of undevelopment and socio-economic marginalization. |
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Keywords: | Regional inequalities underdeveloped areas demographic and socio-economic features Serbia |
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