摘要：In this paper we introduce some results about the appropriateness and eff ectiveness of the Hungarian regional development policy:our main goal is to examine empirically its regional inequalities.Aft er a brief outline of the theoretical frame based on(new)economic sociology,we analyse several databases on more territorial levels and explore some opinions about the issue from personal interviews. According to the results of the empirical analysis,the question of preferred status seems to be counter-fi nal due to the complex combination of the lack of resources.Th e respecting relationships imply a kind of development trap,as it is worth becoming benefi ciary on the project level, because it means higher support rate and higher amount of support,but being in the preferred status has a negative eff ect aggregated on the micro-regional level,i.e.it is disadvantageous.
