The economic and social interaction between town and country in the regions of Lithuania

Abstract

The existing level of regions urbanization, the dimensional structure between town and country, urbanization stage determine the interaction between town and country. Three of ten Lithuanian regions are urbanized, four balanced and three rural. This means that economic and social importance of country is uneven. The economic base of rural regions is agrarian, less effective and has enough potential for development. This is the reason why GDP per inhabitant is less than in other regions, besides the unemployment i nte is the highest. The tendencies of existing urbanization are contrasting in the regions of Lithuania. The uiquel urbanization is going only in regions where is high level of urbanization now. The substantial indicators of deurbanization (the migration from town to country and the rising dependence of economic lnr.fi on agriculture) are in the rural and balanced regions. Different tendencies of urbanization are not iiu i nosing but reducing the cohesion of regions. It is essential to add, in the regional policy of development, insures for betterment of balancing between development of town and country.