Poverty and Social Exclusion: Key Challenges for Sustainable Rural Development in the New European Union Member States between 2007 and 2022

Poverty has emerged as a significant global issue, impacting both urban and rural areas in developing countries. Its complex and multifaceted nature, encompassing profound economic, social, and psycho­logical implications, has made addressing it even more challenging. Therefore, rural poverty is re...

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Main Authors: Umutcan Memo, Dariusz Pieńkowski
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Language:English
Published: Lodz University Press 2025-06-01
Series:Comparative Economic Research
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Online Access:https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/CER/article/view/26846
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description Poverty has emerged as a significant global issue, impacting both urban and rural areas in developing countries. Its complex and multifaceted nature, encompassing profound economic, social, and psycho­logical implications, has made addressing it even more challenging. Therefore, rural poverty is regard­ed as one of the most pressing challenges for achieving sustainable development within the European Union (EU). While the EU-15 countries (i.e., the “old” Member States) are relatively better positioned, rural poverty has remained a persistent issue in the “new” Member States, particularly in recent years. This study has examined the trends in rural poverty and social exclusion across the new EU Member States over the past 15 years. Using a data review methodology, it has analyzed rural poverty and exclu­sion trends from 2007 to 2022 in Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. The findings have revealed that Bulgaria, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Romania significantly lag behind the EU average in addressing rural poverty among the new member states.
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spelling doaj-art-1e287df2fcbe466dbcbf57cc3522dc6b2025-08-20T03:27:07ZengLodz University PressComparative Economic Research1508-20082082-67372025-06-0128210.18778/1508-2008.28.12Poverty and Social Exclusion: Key Challenges for Sustainable Rural Development in the New European Union Member States between 2007 and 2022Umutcan Memo0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1412-3813Dariusz Pieńkowski1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0006-2186Poznan University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Economics, Doctoral School Poznan University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Economics Poverty has emerged as a significant global issue, impacting both urban and rural areas in developing countries. Its complex and multifaceted nature, encompassing profound economic, social, and psycho­logical implications, has made addressing it even more challenging. Therefore, rural poverty is regard­ed as one of the most pressing challenges for achieving sustainable development within the European Union (EU). While the EU-15 countries (i.e., the “old” Member States) are relatively better positioned, rural poverty has remained a persistent issue in the “new” Member States, particularly in recent years. This study has examined the trends in rural poverty and social exclusion across the new EU Member States over the past 15 years. Using a data review methodology, it has analyzed rural poverty and exclu­sion trends from 2007 to 2022 in Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. The findings have revealed that Bulgaria, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Romania significantly lag behind the EU average in addressing rural poverty among the new member states. https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/CER/article/view/26846sustainable rural developmentpovertyrural areasEuropean Union
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Poverty and Social Exclusion: Key Challenges for Sustainable Rural Development in the New European Union Member States between 2007 and 2022
Comparative Economic Research
sustainable rural development
poverty
rural areas
European Union
title Poverty and Social Exclusion: Key Challenges for Sustainable Rural Development in the New European Union Member States between 2007 and 2022
title_full Poverty and Social Exclusion: Key Challenges for Sustainable Rural Development in the New European Union Member States between 2007 and 2022
title_fullStr Poverty and Social Exclusion: Key Challenges for Sustainable Rural Development in the New European Union Member States between 2007 and 2022
title_full_unstemmed Poverty and Social Exclusion: Key Challenges for Sustainable Rural Development in the New European Union Member States between 2007 and 2022
title_short Poverty and Social Exclusion: Key Challenges for Sustainable Rural Development in the New European Union Member States between 2007 and 2022
title_sort poverty and social exclusion key challenges for sustainable rural development in the new european union member states between 2007 and 2022
topic sustainable rural development
poverty
rural areas
European Union
url https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/CER/article/view/26846
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