The Impact of RDP Measures on the Rural Development: The Case of Romania

Ramona Pîrvu, Laurențiu Dragomir, Bogdan Budică, Răducu-Ștefan Bratu, Sorin Dinulescu and Lili Țenea
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Ramona Pîrvu: Department of Economics, Accounting and International Business, University of Craiova, 200585 Craiova, Romania
Laurențiu Dragomir: Department of Economics, Accounting and International Business, University of Craiova, 200585 Craiova, Romania
Bogdan Budică: Department of Economics, Accounting and International Business, University of Craiova, 200585 Craiova, Romania
Răducu-Ștefan Bratu: Department of Economics, Accounting and International Business, University of Craiova, 200585 Craiova, Romania
Sorin Dinulescu: Department of Economics, Accounting and International Business, University of Craiova, 200585 Craiova, Romania
Lili Țenea: Department of Economics, Accounting and International Business, University of Craiova, 200585 Craiova, Romania

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 8, 1-27

Abstract: The goal of this study is to analyze the development of rural areas in Romania on the basis of the absorption of both the European non-reimbursable funds and the national funds for the modernization of the infrastructure of villages and communes. The aim of the article is to carry out thorough empirical research on the process of rural development in Romania as a facet of the EU’s overall rural development. Thus, in order to obtain relevant results in connection with the pursued goal, we will be using hierarchical cluster analysis to observe the effects of the expenses financed through the National Rural Development Program (NRDP) on the development of rural areas. In accordance with the methodological approach of research, our goal is to give a picture of the way in which Romania’s counties (NUTS 3) were clustered at the beginning of the multi-annual planning (2014) as well as at the end of the planning period, in 2020, and to point out a series of practical and concrete aspects generated by the opportunities that the rural areas have had in terms of attracting structural funds. Based on the conducted analysis, we can say that a series of positive aspects can be put in the spotlight as a result of the existence of the European irredeemable funds, which engender positive direct and indirect effects on both the economy and the population’s standard of living.

Keywords: rural development; Common Agricultural Policy; sustainable development; European funds (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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