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.
Contents
Basel III – Between Global Thinking and Local Acting
Recovery of the Tourism Potential of the Central Development Region. Case Study
Fiscal, Monetary Policies and Institutions’ Role (Political, Social and Economic) in Pakistan
Outsourcing. The Concept
The Analysis of the Ethnical Discrimination on the Manpower’s Market under the Economical Crisis
The Local Development Initiatives in the Rural Development Context
Post-crisis Economy of the European Union in the Global Context
New Approaches to Social Economy
The Role of Accounting and Accounting Law in Establishing Public Economic Policies in the Post-crisis Period
Impact and Limitations Deriving from Basel II within the Context of the Current Financial Crisis
Models of the Economic Growth and their Relevance
The Limit between the Rational and Irrational Behaviour in the Economic Science
The Bureaucracy in the Current Economic Climate
Analysis of the American Economic System – from the Old Capitalism to the New Capitalism
The Economics of State Aid Control in the European Union during the Financial Crisis: the Challenge for a Post-Crisis Rhetoric