Application of the Rural Development Index to Analysis of Rural Regions in Poland and Slovakia

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-37

  Michalek, Jerzy ^a   Zarnekow, Nana ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Composite index; Evaluation impact indicator; Multi level mixed effect regression model; Quality of life; Rural development

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL MIGRATION; MODELING; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL SOCIETY;

POLAND; SLOVAKIA;

EID: 82755189736     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-010-9765-6     Document Type: Article

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