The Sectoral Structures in Romania, its Regions and the EU Countries – Key Features of Economic and Social Cohesion

Iordan, Marioara; Chilian, Mihaela-Nona

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“…Moreover, the European Commission's successive Periodic Reports show that real economic convergence is a long way off and in some countries regional economic disparities have even worsened [106][107][108][109]. In the particular case of Romania, different studies assessed the growth process at regional and subregional (county) levels, especially in connection with the process of GDP convergence toward the EU national and regional average levels (see, for instance, [89,110,111]). The intra-regional gaps in terms of GDP per capita in Romania revealed an increase in the territorial concentration of economic growth, especially during the post-accession period, including in the more developed regions (Nord-Vest, Centru, and Vest), and significant oscillations during the period of crisis [111].…”

Section: In the European Union An Index Of Competitiveness Of The Rementioning

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Some Perpetually Old and New Development Issues in the EU Regions: Competitiveness, Resilience, and Convergence: Where Do the New Member States Stand?

Iordan¹,

Chilian²

2017

Management of Cities and Regions

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Competitiveness, resilience, and convergence were topics that for decades were listed among the hot issues that have animated the scientific and political debates in the area of economic growth and economic development. For the new member states (NMS) of the European Union, which have accessed the Union since 2004, competitiveness and cohesion became from the first days of their EU membership key topics on their national policy agendas, both as directives of the EU policies to be transposed and implemented nationally and as genuine domestic concerns to be addressed by each of the NMS, while resilience revealed its importance a little bit later, on the occasion of the global economic crisis of 2008-2010 and subsequent recession. Considering their importance for the current and future socioeconomic development of the new member states, the authors present and briefly analyze the topics of competitiveness, resilience, and cohesion in a joint framework, at regional level, based on their common roots within the economic growth and development theories, with the help of a minimal, but powerful, set of relevant indicators, over three significant recent periods: ante-crisis, crisis, and post-crisis. The findings point toward both different and similar competitiveness, resilience, and convergence developments within the new member states and across countries, regions, and periods, also revealing growth and adaptation patterns similar to those found in the more developed regions and countries of the EU, especially in the wake of the global economic crisis.

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Section: In the European Union An Index Of Competitiveness Of The Rementioning

confidence: 99%

Some Perpetually Old and New Development Issues in the EU Regions: Competitiveness, Resilience, and Convergence: Where Do the New Member States Stand?

Iordan¹,

Chilian²

2017

Management of Cities and Regions

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Management of Cities and Regions

Bobek¹

2017

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currently works as a professor of international management at the University of Applied Sciences, FH Joanneum (Graz, Austria), and at the University of Maribor (Slovenia). Since 2017, he has also been working as a chief operation officer and the head of the Central European Office at Save-Ideas.com©. His other positions are as follows: manager and owner of Palemid LLC, member of supervisory board at KBM Infond, regional editor for Central and Eastern Europe at European Journal of International Management, member of the editorial board at International Journal of Trade and Global Markets, member of the editorial board at Imago Europae (Florence, Italy), and member of the editorial board at International Journal of Diplomacy and Economy. His research interests are in the field of international business, strategic management, regional economic integration, cross-cultural management, and management of cities and regions. PrefaceCities and regions represent the driving force of development in economic, social, and cultural life and reflect the spatial organization of human society. Furthermore, strategic urban regions are becoming increasingly important players in the global economy, as the impact of national states decreases while the impact of cities and urban regions is increasing. The process of globalization is reflected in the tendency for gaining competitiveness and efficiencies of global trends.In a large number of countries, and especially in the EU itself, there is a growing interest in the economic contribution that cities and regions can make to the GDP. Of course, cities and regions remain enormously diverse. There is not a single model of an urban/regional development, and the challenges are not the same. Important differences shape the challenges that cities/regions face: social composition, their economic structure and functions, and geographical location and size. Simultaneously, national differences in cultures and traditions, institutional arrangements, economic performance, and government policy have an important impact, too.Nevertheless, despite the differences between them, cities/regions are affected by many common trends and face common challenges. In particular, the key challenge they face is to develop new models of decision-making, which will increase their economic competitiveness but at the same time reduce social exclusion. City/regional governments are highly complex organizations. They need to respond to the demands of many different groups and manage the allocation of resources between different, and often competing, claims.To make sure that cities reach their intended destination, they need to be aware of their starting position. This requires them to ask some important strategic questions, identify their strengths, and work toward eliminating areas of weakness.Once cities have identified where they are, they need to decide where they want to be in the future. And to do this, they need to understand the significant trends that will influence the direction in which the future unfolds.T...

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“…According to Gilchrist et al (1995) regional industrial diversification policies have positive roles in growth of economic welfare. Iordan and Chilian (2014) stated that sectoral structure has an important role in development on both national and sub-national levels. Additionally, Fu et al (2010) claimed that in developing countries industrial diversity is positively associated with unemployment, while industrial specialization can decrease unemployment.…”

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The effects of economic activities diversification on development: The perspective of Serbia

Jednak¹,

Makajić-Nikolić²,

Kragulj³

et al. 2016

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The Sectoral Structures in Romania, its Regions and the EU Countries – Key Features of Economic and Social Cohesion

Cited by 4 publications

References 10 publications

Some Perpetually Old and New Development Issues in the EU Regions: Competitiveness, Resilience, and Convergence: Where Do the New Member States Stand?

Some Perpetually Old and New Development Issues in the EU Regions: Competitiveness, Resilience, and Convergence: Where Do the New Member States Stand?

Management of Cities and Regions

The effects of economic activities diversification on development: The perspective of Serbia

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