Theoretical and Applied Economics
No. 6 / 2012 (571)
The Local Development Initiatives in the Rural Development Context
Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies
Abstract. The European Union Leader initiative is an important chance for the development and tightening of the rural-urban continuum in Romania. Fundamental elements of this initiative are the local action groups. These local action groups are conceived rather as an ad hoc framework for exchanging ideas, for debate on matters of local interest, on initiatives to boost economic activities. Thus, these local partnership structures can be self-organized by very real problems and directions: to promote a brand of product made in a certain area, the image of a tourist attraction, of traditional occupations, crafts of products etc.
This paper aims to highlight the difficulties of economic progress for the Romanian rural area, considering that the Leader initiative would be a good opportunity to accelerate this process. To emphasize this, a review of the dimension of the Romanian rural problem was done. Also, I examined how specific indicators and official recommendations have stimulated the initiatives for organizing local action groups. Finally, arguments in favour of local action groups as the solution to the rural problem of Romania are provided.
Keywords: local action groups; regional disparities; economic cohesion; rural development; economic integration.
Contents
- Basel III – Between Global Thinking and Local Acting
Vasile DEDU
Dan Costin NIȚESCU
- Fiscal, Monetary Policies and Institutions’ Role
(Political, Social and Economic)
in Pakistan
Tariq HUSSAIN
Muhammad Wasif SIDDIQI
- Outsourcing. The Concept
Victor-Adrian TROACĂ
Dumitru-Alexandru BODISLAV
- The Analysis of the Ethnical Discrimination
on the Manpower’s Market
under the Economical Crisis
Mihaela Hrisanta DOBRE
Eugeniu TUDOR
- The Local Development Initiatives
in the Rural Development Context
Liviu-Cosmin MOSORA
- Post-crisis Economy of the European Union
in the Global Context
Cristian IONESCU
- New Approaches to Social Economy
Daniela VÎRJAN
- The Role of Accounting and Accounting Law
in Establishing Public Economic Policies
in the Post-crisis Period
Aurelian Virgil BĂLUŢĂ
- Impact and Limitations Deriving from Basel II
within the Context of the Current Financial Crisis
Oana Miruna DĂNILĂ
- Models of the Economic Growth
and their Relevance
Nicolae MOROIANU
Daniela MOROIANU
- The Bureaucracy
in the Current Economic Climate
Laurenţiu Gabriel FRÂNCU
Gabriel Ionel HOCIUNG
- Analysis of the American Economic System –
from the Old Capitalism to the New Capitalism
Radu-Marcel JOIA
Cătălin-Emilian HUIDUMAC-PETRESCU