Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 3
Written by Ina MOGILDEA, Ludmila MOGILDEA, Adrian ZUGRAVU, Gabriela Alina CIOROMELE, Maria Magdalena TUREK RAHOVEANU

The study addresses the issue of developing non-agricultural activities in the Republic of Moldova, a region defined by the polarizing power of an area, through the convergence of current and historical socio-economic relations, which made urban areas the right choice for developing the methodology for establishing the role of non-agricultural activities in regional development. The paper aims to highlight the polarizing potential of some rural regions, which adds to the influence potential of predominantly urban regions. The non-agricultural rural economy offers the theoretical model. For the analysis, the complexity of non-agricultural activities was used, through which we identified three levels of development of these activities in the communes under study. The case study highlights how the urban area polarizes the labor force from the nearby rural area.

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