The study draws a quantitative picture about the institutional actors of the private sphere of the economy in the three Szekler counties after the political transformations, it introduces the longitudinal trends of business foundations, and presents statistics related to the viability of economic corporations. Observing the map designed to illustrate the number of enterprises per one thousand inhabitants it could be concluded that the differences perceived in the intensity of entrepreneurial activity in the various communes cannot only be explained by the unequal distribution of resources, but specific structural differences of society must also be taken into consideration. Models created to provide a more accurate picture show that more intense entrepreneurial activity is likely to be found in settlements located in the center of the county, with a better infrastructure, higher reproduction indicators, and with a more significant, better qualified population capable of work.

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The study below aims to provide a local context for the paper written by Pál Juhász, intended for the Transylvanian reader. It discusses whether the symptoms of changing Hungarian rural society also occur in Transylvanian villages and if so, to what extent do they appear. The analysis reviews the situation of Transylvanian rural society following the structure defined by the most important statements in Juhász's essay, attempting to provide a complete overview of the problems faced by domestic rural regions.

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Examining current problems of rural regions in Hungary, the author of the study calls the attention on the anachronism in the notion of traditional "rural society". Village societies have opened up due to the more common functionally differentiated extra-village relations, the widening tracks of mobility among the various settlements, because of the more specific life conduct aspects as well as the disintegration of local public sphere. The study deals with present-day issues of such defined "rural space", making use of the sociological, demographic and economic analyses of the past years and of the conclusions of programming experiments in smaller and larger regions.

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