Beyond the models of marginality

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The article focuses on a general analysis of two basic models for solving the problems of marginal areas: 1) linear economic models 2) non‐linear ecological models. Following an examination of both types of model, the paper identifies the main successes and failures accompanying their application. We are especially concerned with the methodology and nature of these models, and in doing so, with the phenomenon of cultural capital. Empirical data from the Šumava Mountains, the environmentally rich area along the south western boundary of the Czech Republic, are used as an example of the application of the two models. Understanding the relationship between the linear and non‐linear models in practice seems to ensure the successful solution of some problems in marginal areas.

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