Falling Behind or Catching up? Current Problems of Economic Development in Harghita County Cover Image

Lemaradás vagy felzárkózás? A gazdasági fejlődés aktuális kérdései Hargita megyében
Falling Behind or Catching up? Current Problems of Economic Development in Harghita County

Author(s): Szilárd Madaras
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Erdélyi Múzeum-Egyesület
Keywords: economic development

Summary/Abstract: This study contains the analysis of the economic situation in Harghita County, for the 2002-2012 decade, focusing on the following areas: demographic decline, agricultural land use, economic performance of the county, entrepreneurship, structural features of active enterprises, salary income respectively the main characteristics of employment and unemployment. The actuality of the subject is given by the new challenges at regional and local level, of the new situation, created by the financial and economic crisis, which started in 2008. Therefore, the economic situation in Harghita county, is reflected through a comparative analysis with the Central Region (NUTS 2) and Romania, which identifies those areas in which the county was pased behind or cathing up, from regional and national statistical values . The differences between the localities of the county, are presented using statistical maps for some indicators.

  • Issue Year: LXXVI/2014
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 139-152
  • Page Count: 14