Discrepanțe între cele opt regiuni de dezvoltare ale României. Studiu teoretic incipient plecând de la date din rapoartele Comisiei Europene, Băncii Mondiale și OECD

Abstract

The current article aims to underline the main ideas regarding the regional discrepancies in Roma­nia, making reference to Cohesion Policy, a strategic instrument in the European Union which contributes to strengthening cohesion between regions. Since its accession in the EU in 2007, Romania has seen an impressive social-economic growth. However, nowadays, there are high gaps between its eight de­velopment regions, with Bucharest-Ilfov region being the most developed and three others, North-East, South-Muntenia and South-West Oltenia underper­forming.Apart from general statistical data in this re­gard, the paper presents two theoretical concepts: administrative capacity and strategic planning, that the author considers relevant in understanding the reason of the slow rhythm of growth and develop­ment of some regions. Lastly, the paper wishes to be an incipient theoretical study that would initiate new applied research on the regional imbalances in Romania.

Keywords

• cohesion policy
• regional disparities in romania
• strategic planning
• administrative capacity of public authorities.