In search of a relevant index measuring territorial disparities in a transition country. Romania as a case study
Countries in transition to a market economy exhibit increased regional disparities, leading to differences in the standard of life and in the chances of the population to benefit from the radical socio-economic and political changes. Our aim in this article is to find an index other than the gross d...
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| author | Ianoş, Ioan Petrişor, Alexandru-Ionuţ Zamfir, Daniela Cercleux, Andreea-Loreta Stoica, Ilinca-Valentina Tălângă, Cristian |
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| description | Countries in transition to a market economy exhibit increased regional disparities, leading to differences in the standard of life and in the chances of the population to benefit from the radical socio-economic and political changes. Our aim in this article is to find an index other than the gross domestic product, and maybe a synthetic one, capable of measuring territorial imbalances. In search of such an index, we considered 17 indicators to be relevant and applied
these to the 41 Romanian counties. The results indicate that territorial disparities in a transition country with a large rural population can be measured by an aggregate index essentially formed by the gross domestic product, the number of inhabitants per room, and the rate of school dropouts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aa00aad650bc438a98e3c64e4f04b68c2022-12-22T00:37:54ZengGesellschaft für Erdkunde zu BerlinDIE ERDE: Journal of the Geographical Society of Berlin0013-99980013-99982013-09-011441698110.12854/erde-144-5In search of a relevant index measuring territorial disparities in a transition country. Romania as a case studyIanoş, Ioan 0Petrişor, Alexandru-Ionuţ1Zamfir, Daniela 2Cercleux, Andreea-Loreta3Stoica, Ilinca-Valentina4Tălângă, Cristian5The Interdisciplinary Centre of Advanced Research on Territorial Dynamics, University of Bucharest, Bd. Regina Elisabeta nr. 4-12, sect. 5, cod 030018, Bucharest, RomaniaSchool of Urbanism, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism, str. Academiei nr. 18-20, sector 1, cod 010014, Bucharest, RomaniaThe Interdisciplinary Centre of Advanced Research on Territorial Dynamics, University of Bucharest, Bd. Regina Elisabeta nr. 4-12, sect. 5, cod 030018, Bucharest, RomaniaThe Interdisciplinary Centre of Advanced Research on Territorial Dynamics, University of Bucharest, Bd. Regina Elisabeta nr. 4-12, sect. 5, cod 030018, Bucharest, RomaniaThe Interdisciplinary Centre of Advanced Research on Territorial Dynamics, University of Bucharest, Bd. Regina Elisabeta nr. 4-12, sect. 5, cod 030018, Bucharest, RomaniaThe Interdisciplinary Centre of Advanced Research on Territorial Dynamics, University of Bucharest, Bd. Regina Elisabeta nr. 4-12, sect. 5, cod 030018, Bucharest, RomaniaCountries in transition to a market economy exhibit increased regional disparities, leading to differences in the standard of life and in the chances of the population to benefit from the radical socio-economic and political changes. Our aim in this article is to find an index other than the gross domestic product, and maybe a synthetic one, capable of measuring territorial imbalances. In search of such an index, we considered 17 indicators to be relevant and applied these to the 41 Romanian counties. The results indicate that territorial disparities in a transition country with a large rural population can be measured by an aggregate index essentially formed by the gross domestic product, the number of inhabitants per room, and the rate of school dropouts.http://www.die-erde.org/index.php/die-erde/article/view/5/5Regional disparitiestransition countryaggregate indexDrane-Aldrich-Creanga testRomania |
| spellingShingle | Ianoş, Ioan Petrişor, Alexandru-Ionuţ Zamfir, Daniela Cercleux, Andreea-Loreta Stoica, Ilinca-Valentina Tălângă, Cristian In search of a relevant index measuring territorial disparities in a transition country. Romania as a case study DIE ERDE: Journal of the Geographical Society of Berlin Regional disparities transition country aggregate index Drane-Aldrich-Creanga test Romania |
| title | In search of a relevant index measuring territorial disparities in a transition country. Romania as a case study |
| title_full | In search of a relevant index measuring territorial disparities in a transition country. Romania as a case study |
| title_fullStr | In search of a relevant index measuring territorial disparities in a transition country. Romania as a case study |
| title_full_unstemmed | In search of a relevant index measuring territorial disparities in a transition country. Romania as a case study |
| title_short | In search of a relevant index measuring territorial disparities in a transition country. Romania as a case study |
| title_sort | in search of a relevant index measuring territorial disparities in a transition country romania as a case study |
| topic | Regional disparities transition country aggregate index Drane-Aldrich-Creanga test Romania |
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