Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Éva G. Fekete Author-Workplace-Name: University of Miskolc Title: Az Észak-magyarországi régió kistérségeinek abszorpciós képessége és helyzetük Magyarország más kistérségéivel összehasonlítva Abstract: The aim of the research carried out by the order of the Prime Minister’s Office, Office for Regional Development in 2003 is to create and test a method which could be used for measuring the absorption ability of small regions. We defined absorption ability as the receiving and locking ability of external capital in Hungarian small regional statistical-planning districts. The problem was very up-to-date because by 2004, Hungary had to prepare for the reception of the Structural Funds and the correct, effective and efficient use of the 1100-1600 billion forints available for Hungarian small regions (6-8 billions for each). The basic questions were the following:  Which factors determine and how can small regions’ ability of locking external capital be measured?  How can Hungarian small regions be evaluated according to their absorption ability?  What further steps have to be taken to prepare? Pages: 40-97 Number: 1 Volume: 1 Year: 2004 Publication-Status: Published File-URL: http://gtk.uni-miskolc.hu/files/287 File-Format: application/pdf Handle: RePEc:mic:esfjrn:v:1:y:2004:i:1:p:40-97