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This paper aims to present an image of the main economic and social indicators of Romania in the perspective of 2040. Its purpose is to set possible targets according to the real potential of the Romanian economy in order to create a viable long-term development strategy. Our analysis starts from the current situation of Romania - the insufficiently structured economy, burdened by the existing development gaps compared to other EU member states, while aiming to expose a series of hypotheses regarding Romania's future European path. The paper will also highlight other important topic for the future development of Romania: the evolution of population, overcoming divergences between the state and markets, the impact of adopting the euro, the impact of shifting power balances between the main developed economies, as well as the possible consequences of EU's future enlargements. From a methodological perspective, the forecasts were based on previous evolutions of indicators, using the extrapolation method. The last part of the paper contains a series of recommendations for policy-makers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The new European and global policy emphasis on creation and developing cooperative structures in the agricultural sector as the best way to overcome the gaps between rural and urban. While northern countries talk about the reforming of the cooperative system and introducing new management models for it, in south Europe the system still has great social and economic results. There are still countries, like Romania, where the system had to be started over many times in the last century, which led to today ‘situation when the cooperative system is almost inexistent. The paper aims to analyze how much the Romanian rural area is prepared to integrate into its way of functioning a cooperative system by comparing to Italy, a country with history close to Romania, but with a cooperative system as the base of agriculture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The territorial system of the Apuseni Mountains can be considered a critical region from a geo-demographic viewpoint. This is due to two major geo-demographic risks that affect it at present, namely the massive migration, mainly of the young and adult population, and the severe decrease in birth rate, also as a consequence of migration. These two processes determine the main two geodemographic risks within the Apuseni Mountains: on the one hand, depopulation and the geodemographic decline of the settlements and, on the other hand, population ageing. The present study aims to analyse the latter by focussing on the Land of the Moţi. Conclusions emphasise a rather severe process of demographic ageing. The rate of the old age group increased from 17.9% in 1992 to 25.2% in 2011. All the 16 administrative-territorial units under analysis recorded an increase in the rate of the old age group. In 2011, the ratio of the extreme age groups (young population/old age group) is above the unit (1) both in the region as a whole and in the majority of its administrative units. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper discusses a unique case in recent Romanian history of an identity shift from Carasovans to Croats and the complex socio-political context which made it possible. Given their debated ethnic origins, the identity of Carasovans is considered an ‘ethnic enigma’. The aim of our research is to offer a critical interpretation of the dynamics of ethnic identification of the Carasovans. In particular, we discuss the processes of national and ethnic identification in order to reveal how the Carasovan community was recently reinvented along the lines of the Croat identity. In close connection to these processes, the paper examines the political, economic and cultural elements involved in the dynamics of Carasovans' self-identification. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In this paper we try to analyze the extent to which economic and social cohesion of the enlarged European Union in order to develop a harmonious, balanced and sustainable community has been achieved with the Funds, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and other financial instruments and how Romania attracts or not such funds. We analyzed using the statistical data, the absorption and implementation of funds in Romania. Consequently, we present only the results. Conclusions outlined the reducing of the economic, social and territorial disparities which have arisen particularly in regions with developmental delays and in relation to economic and social reorganization. The most important benefits of funding (in general) are the growth, the competitive advantage, the employment and improvement of the environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the present social/economic conditions of our country, the problem of objective analysis and research of the population's everyday social life, of its wellbeing, of final consumption and possibilities of satisfying vital necessities, of the living standard and lifestyle, of the quality of life as a whole, becomes more and more present and significant. The notion of "quality of life" aims, on the one hand, the objective conditions in living individuals, and on the other hand, what they think about the individuals. In fact, in its essence, the quality of life implies a qualitative approach to social and human life, as assessed by experts and how it is experienced by the subjects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The long Romanian transition period created a stagnation of the civil society. The paper presents some considerations regarding the role of civil society, focusing on the relationship with urban planning and also analyzing some possible solutions for improving its role with the aim of revigorating the Romanian society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

After the collapse of the totalitarian regimes in Eastern Europe and the consequent opening of borders and initiation of political and economic transitions, a wave of emigration flowed out of those countries to the European Union (EU). This article analyzes the flows of temporary labor migrants from Romania to Europe from 1990 to the present. It attempts to offer an initial X-ray that is needed for further consideration, analysis, and debate. The first part analyzes the country's recent situation. This background is key for understanding why Romania has experienced strong emigration in recent years. Next, the sociodemographic structure and labor trends are examined, which clearly show the size, characteristics, and stages of migration during the transition. In the third section, Romania, now a part of the EU, is situated within trends in both immigration and emigration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The "social agronomy" was supported initially by a number of intellectuals, experts in agronomy (and in other areas such as pedagogy) concerned both theoretical and practical aspects of agriculture. Authors interested in this approach like P. Rosiade, C. Mihailescu, N. Constantinescu-Ismail, M. Şerban or Stanciu Stoian treated the most significant economic, social, cultural and political situation of the Romanian village, agriculture and peasant in the first half of the twentieth century. Proposals are reviewed and critically and constructively relate to all aspects of human social life as interdependent parts of the whole society. Although the findings and objectives of its belonging to the interwar period, many of which are available today. Also, we consider that has not completed its historic mission, many of the ideas and proposals are still present and future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]