Changes in Slovak countryside human potential during the transformation period

摘要

The paper points out the importance of exploring human potential not only in countryside, but also of local communities as such. We emphasize the significance of the endogenous model of territorial development for the development of countryside and human capacities as the decisive factor of territorial development. Second part of the paper focuses on changes happening in the characteristics of human potential since 1989 in Slovak municipalities. It points out to the transformation changes overcome by local communities during the important social changes. It compares situations in various types of municipalities as well as various regional differentiations in this area.