Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 23 ISSUE 2
Written by Radu Andrei IOVA, Daniela CREȚU, Oana Roberta CREȚU

Through this study, we have proposed as an objective, an evaluation of the impact that rural development programs have on the economic and social development of the rural environment, carrying out a case study in Călăraşi county. Thus, we monitored the extent to which the funds accessed by the Călăraşi County Council corresponded to the objectives assumed by our country through the Partnership Agreement with the European Union, respectively, whether the financing measures corresponded to the rural development needs of the analyzed county, through the portfolio of implemented projects in the programming period 2014-2020. The investigation methods used in the analysis process were, on the one hand, of a theoretical nature - consisting in the study of the specialized bibliography in the field of public administration, of funding programs from European or national non-reimbursable funds, but also of a practical - application nature - consisting of data collection, their analysis and processing in order to identify projects and financing programs from the portfolio of the Călăraşi County Council for the evaluation of the impact their implementation had on the overall development of the rural area of the county. Through this approach, we appreciate that the county institution is concerned with accessing non-reimbursable funds for the effective development of rural communities, making its mark in the promotion of cultural and natural heritage, in the development of transport and tourist infrastructure, in anchoring rural communities to the European economic and social space. Although in recent years, Călăraşi county experienced an important development regarding the accessibility, as well as the infrastructure of utilities and public services, the county remaining deficient in terms of port infrastructure, connectivity infrastructure with Bulgaria across the Danube, wastewater collection infrastructure and of waste.

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