Social Innovations for the Disadvantaged Rural Regions: Hungarian Experiences of the New Type Social Cooperatives

Róbert Tésits, Alpek B. Levente · 2017 · Eastern European Countryside

Summary. Social cooperatives in disadvantaged Hungarian rural regions have successfully created long-term local employment and met social objectives, but failed to significantly develop local economies or reintegrate workers into broader labor markets. Capital shortages and limited creditworthiness prevent expansion. The study recommends developing marketing strategies targeting county and national markets to enable sustainable growth.

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  title   = {Social Innovations for the Disadvantaged Rural Regions: Hungarian Experiences of the New Type Social Cooperatives},
  author  = {Róbert Tésits and Alpek B. Levente},
  journal = {Eastern European Countryside},
  year    = {2017},
  doi     = {10.1515/eec-2017-0002},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1515/eec-2017-0002}
}

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DOI

10.1515/eec-2017-0002

Countries

Hungary

Regions

Europe

Categories

entrepreneurship, regional-innovation-systems, policy

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2026-04-28