Sociology and Space, No. 95-98, 1987.
Original scientific paper
Changes in the Socio-economic Composition of Rural Households in Dalmatia
Josip Defilippis
Abstract
The author presents some of the
results of a research project
entitled Socio-economic Changes in
Agriculture and the Village in
Dalmatia, which refer to an
analysis of types of rural
households and changes that are
taking place in them.
The results show that:
— there is an intense marginalization
of the agricultural profession which
is shown through the growing
decrease of the participation of
agricultural households, and vital
characteristics show that the
further decrease of this type of
household is certain;
— non-agriculture as an activity
and a profession has dominated the
village, as can be seen in the
explosive spreading of
non-agricultural and mixed
households. But the departure of
young people has also eroded the
vital capacities of this type of
household, which allows us to
conclude that the economic model
of village development based on
employment primarily outside the
village is not attractive enough and
will not solve the problem of
village depopulation;
— the village is growing older and
the increase of various types of
households »without a labour
force« is becoming an ever greater
social and economic problem in
the village.
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Hrčak ID:
121700
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Publication date:
5.1.1987.
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