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Regional policy for rural settlements in Bulgaria
Tijdschrift Voor Economische En Sociale Geografie = Journal of Economic and Social Geography = Revue De Geographie Economique Et Humaine = Zeitschrift Fur Okonomische Und Soziale Geographie = Revista De Geografia Economica Y Social
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
Government policies concerning rural settlement and rural-urban migration in Bulgaria since 1944 are evaluated and described. The author observes that during this period, "Bulgaria...has undergone rapid urbanization.... The marked destructive processes in the rural settlement network since 1944, mainly due to the ageing of the rural population and its migration to the cities, have necessitated the implementation of an active regional policy in rural regions. A 'policy of key settlements' and 'a policy of key regions' were developed in recent years [to encourage rural development]."
Keywords:
BulgariaDemographic AgingDemographic FactorsDeveloped CountriesEastern EuropeEuropeGeographic FactorsGovernmentMigrationMigration, InternalPolicyPolitical FactorsPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsRural PopulationRural Spatial DistributionRural-urban MigrationSettlement And ResettlementSpatial Distribution