Területi növekedési pályák a Kárpát-medencében a 2010-es években: regionális folyamatok
Regional Growth Path in the Catpathian Basin in the 10s: Regional Processes

Summary/Abstract: In our two-part analysis, we try to outline the economic growth processes in the Carpathian Basin, focusing on the last decade and on areas inhabited by Hungarians. In thi second part we point out that the economies of these regions expanded above the EU average. The country to which a region belongs remains an important explanatory factor in its trajectory. Metropolitan agglomerations have a considerable advantage, although size alone is not a sufficient factor for prosperity. All in all, inequalities have moderated. Opposite trends have been observed in Transylvania, where growth has been accompanied by a sharpening of internal differentiation. Regional differences among Slovakian districts have decreased spectacularly, bur the current administrative system masks the widening regional disparities. Around half of the Hungarians in neighbouring countries live in catching-up or prospering regions, but Hungarian-inhabited areas and settlements do not necessarily share in the growth. In Slovakia, Hungarians live in peripheral parts of the most developed districts and are missing out on the isolated development and catching-up in the greater area of the capital and Kosice. In Transylvania, the situation is multifaceted, but the rural settlements inhabited predominantly by Hungarians are increasingly marginalised. Districts with a Hungarian majority are among the more developed areas of Vojvodina, but there is a lack of significant growth. Hungarians in Transcarpathia live further away from the economic centres of the region. The prospects are certainly the worst for Hungarians living in rural areas.

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