https://hdl.handle.net/10419/163344 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:58:53 GMT 2026-10-23T13:58:53Z https://hdl.handle.net/10419/163389 Title: Rural area of the region South Muntenia - Evolutions and gaps of the socio-economic indicators. Case study: Arges, Dambovita and Prahova counties Authors: Bucur, Sorinel Ionel; Bucur, Elena Carmen Abstract: The addressing to rural areas, coupled with the identification of indicators characterizing the degree of resource endowment, derives both from the size of the rural area and also from the share of employment in productive activities of social and cultural services, habitat, etc. Although the problem can be considered just as far as perennial agricultural activity, subject of much discussion and debate, rural development acquires new meanings in the context of the apparent trend of economic globalization. In this regard, it has become urgent the structural adjustment both economically and socially, on the background of higher migration flows from rural to urban areas and the increasing impoverishment of the rural population. From the methodological point of view, the current approach is based on public statistical information, using established statistical methods for processing, such comparisons, structures; mainly the results are presented in tabular form. The support information to the development of this approach was based on data provided mainly by the National Institute of Statistics, the Tempo-Online database. Given that public information at the regional level are limited in terms of accessibility and the release time during this process were also used data from the European statistics by Eurostat database. Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10419/163389 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10419/163404 Title: Models for short vegetables' chain Authors: Ion, Raluca Andreea Abstract: The paper presents models for short chains of vegetables, considering integration as the main mechanism of coordination agents' activities on the chain. Among other mechanisms, such as subsidies system, price, contracts, horizontal and vertical integration, the latter has been chosen because, as other research show, it provides the highest performance for operators of agro-food system. The research question is how efficient are activities of vegetables' chain in this particular form of integrated operations of collecting vegetables, store and process them into cans and sell them to the market in a single economic unit. The objective of the research is to assess business' efficiency. In achieving this purpose, economic data regarding investment, production, revenues and expenses have been analysed, for an associative form of processing and selling vegetables, which develops such a business. The results show that investment is feasible, because revenues are higher than expenses, the rate of return is 22.6 per cent, and the return of investment is ten years, less than the machineries' period of operation. The model can be implemented by farmers who want to apply for structural funds and to develop, as such, their business in the direction of integrating activities down-stream the chain. Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10419/163404 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10419/163384 Title: General overview over the Third Sector in Romania today Authors: Stanciu, Violeta Abstract: The present paper aims to present the picture of the Third Sector in Romania, today and the way it relates to Law 219/2015 on the Social Economy. It was analyzed the current legislative text and the specific laws on establishing and functioning of the key organizations concerned. It has been made a documentary on statistical data provided by institutions such as The National Office of the Trade, The National Bank of Romania, the Institute of Social Economy. To analyze the degree of knowledge of the law by the potential beneficiaries and their opinion on the current legislative approach, there were conducted semi-structured interviews and questionnaires were administered by phone and e-mail. Responders were chosen from the representatives of NGOs and cooperative federal bodies. It was found that the Third Sector has experienced a steady development in recent years but not all the organizations listed by law can become or are interested in becoming Social Enterprises. Due to legislative inconsistencies, bureaucracy and the lack of fiscal or financial incentives, the degree of interest in obtaining the status of a social enterprise is currently low. It remains to be seen whether future developments draw attention to Law 219/2015 and to related legislative approaches. But, regardless of this, the return to the basic principles of the social economy in the XIX-th century of which the connection between the economic activity and the social and moral values to be respected and the way to make efficient the own economic activity even without governmental or European financial assistance may have a decisive role for the development of the Social Economy sector in Romania and in Europe in general. Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10419/163384 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10419/163401 Title: Innovation processs in Agro food distribution Authors: Creţu, Diana Abstract: Distribution of food products includes all activities which ensure the passage of these categories of goods, from traders producers, to end consumers or users. On this regard, it will be presented the following: distribution channel and its dimensions, innovation strategy of industrial distribution channel. Also, it can be shaped a number of recommendations for improving innovation process in agrofood distribution. Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10419/163401 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z