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Demographic change in Albania during the last three decades has influenced the socio-economic development of the country but has also contributed to the creation of new economic areas with high socio-economic development potential. During 2011-2021, it is estimated that, on average, 42 000 Albanians emigrated and 23 000 immigrated every year. The m...
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... Internal migration and the urbanisation process that Albania experienced in the post-communist years were driven by some direct factors including economic, political, social and cultural ones (Balla and Avdia 2022). The initial consequences of these demographic movements affected the Albanian labour market, with a shrinking labour pool in some regions, with most workers with better qualifications leaving the north-east region, including the prefecture of Kukës. ...
During the last three decades, Albania has maintained steady economic growth which has significantly improved the poverty rate and living standards. However, demographic change has influenced differences in regional development, pres suring the government to draw up new socioeconomic policies to prevent greater inequality between the regions. Internal migration from urban zones to the country's centre has significantly affected its development, transforming the Durrës and Tiranë area into an economic powerhouse while, at the same time, other regions face socioeconomic challenges. Our continuing study from which this article presents some very early analysis aims to explore sustainable regional development in Albania using a comparative analysis of the regions of 'Durana' and Kukës. It concludes that Albania's regional development has positively affect ed the urbanisation process but, in a negative way, rural depopulation. Both have influenced the structural deficiencies of 'shrinking' regions such as Kukës. Further research should define policies which establish a path towards sustainable devel opment in Albania in the future.
