Small and Medium Enterprises in Selected SEE Countries: a Driver of Rural Development

Zubović, Jovan and Jovanović, Olivera (2019) Small and Medium Enterprises in Selected SEE Countries: a Driver of Rural Development. In: Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in Terms of the Republic of Serbia Strategic Goals Realization within the Danube Region : sustainability and multifunctionality. Institute of Agricultural Economics, Belgrade, pp. 353-369. ISBN 978-86-6269-067-8

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Abstract

Small and medium enterprises are an essential part of all business entities, especially regarding economic growth and regional inequalities in transition countries. Several researchers show that, over the years, the significance of SMEs is
reflected not only on regional but also on rural development. The main aim of this
paper is to determine the contribution of SMEs to rural development in selected
SEE countries about institutional and government financial support.
Regional distribution of SMEs varies across countries and primarily depends on
business attractiveness, employment conditions and institutional support for proper development of rural areas. Differences between poorer and richer regions lead
to disproportions in some employers in small and medium enterprises, the value of
net profits and the migrations of inhabitants from devastated areas. The research
results which are presented in this paper show that SMEs, especially in agribusiness, are significant for sustainable rural development in selected SEE countries.
Financial support is identified as a common barrier of successful business in all
sectors as well as in agriculture.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	rural development, agribusiness, SMEs, SEE countries
Research Department:	Sectorial Economics
Depositing User:	Jelena Banovic
Date Deposited:	06 Mar 2019 10:15
Last Modified:	11 Oct 2021 12:54
URI:	http://35.240.28.64/id/eprint/1320
Author Links:	[error in script] No links available.

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