Regions of Lithuania: business vitality (in Lithuanian language)

The rural development policy paradigm shifts from long-used functional - sectoral approach, which was mainly oriented towards the agricultural sector, to the holistic “place-based” approach. The new approach extends the focus on the specific features of the region and encourages using the regional policy measures reflective of this broader conception of rural countryside. The new rural policy targeting and monitoring result in the need for typologies taking into account the diversity of rural regions. While creating region typologies for policy goals, it was essential to find new criteria and indicators for the measurement of the rural regions’ economic potential. Due to the reason that small enterprises are dominating in Lithuania and especially in rural regions, the business vitality becomes an important indicator of the region’s economic potential. The present article examines methodology for building a typology of business vitality for rural regions of Lithuania relevant for rural policy purposes. The research results indicate that the suggested typology based on business vitality, which is measured by the ratio of newly established and closed enterprises, is a suitable methodological tool for classification of rural regions in Lithuania.


Vidickienė, D.; Gedminaitė-Raudonė, Ž. Lietuvos regionai: verslo gyvybingumas = Regions of Lithuania: business vitality // Viešasis administravimas = Public Administration / Lietuvos viešojo administravimo lavinimo institucijų asociacija, 2010, nr. 3-4 (27-28), p. 106-113, ISSN 1648-4541 (EBSCOhost: Business Source Complete, Central & Eastern European Academic Source, Toc Premier; LOGIN; GESIS).