Značaj fleksibilnog zapošljavanja za prostorno-funkcijske veze između naselja
The Importance of Flexible Employment for Spatial-Functional Links between Settlements

Author(s): Vera Gligorijević
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy
Published by: Udruženje ekonomista i menadžera Balkana
Keywords: Work from home; Non-agricultural rural economy; Self-employment
Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses urban-rural connections that arise from the geographical approximation of place of residence and place of work (home-based business). The research was conducted on a sample of 310 entrepreneurs who work from home, and the locations of the respondents were classified according to the distance from the central market (Belgrade) into three zones: center, periphery and semi-periphery. The connections between these three zones and their spatial-functional relations were investigated by spatial analysis of the distribution of their main sources of equipment and raw materials, on the one hand, and the distribution of their consumers, on the other. The results showed that the flexibility of the location of work establishes intensive connections between settlements, which implies new forms of interaction between the village and the city and the diversification of the rural economy.

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