Development of Local Communities in the Eastern Rural Periphery of Botoşani County

Krisztina Melinda DOBAY1
1 Romanian Academy, Iași Branch, “Gheorghe Zane” Institute of Economic and Social Research, Iași, ROMANIA
E-mail: dobaykrisztinamelinda@yahoo.com
Pages: 89-94

Abstract. In this article we describe a fast assessment method of the development potential of local communities which jots down the main strategic socioeconomic development directions based on a set of indicators revealing aspects related to existing facilities, demographic and social implications, social infrastructure, economic dimension and investments in building new dwellings. In order to exemplify this method, we conducted a case study on the local communities included in a Local Action Group located in the north-eastern periphery of Botoşani County, 37 km from Botoşani Municipality and 45 km from Dorohoi Town. The analyzed region is a socially disadvantaged agrarian area, located on the outskirts of the farming and woody regions, relatively far from any purchase and sale facilities due to the poor state of road infrastructure. From the viewpoint of the indicators we analyzed, the localities under survey face considerable disparities as they are deeply rural subzones, which require specific strategic development directions. 

K e y w o r d s:  local community, Local Action Group, socio-economic indicators, cluster