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The Regional Development of the Romanian Rural Tourism Sector

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  • Adriana AnaMaria Davidescu

    (The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania)

  • Vasile Alecsandru Strat

    (The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania)

  • Raluca Mariana Grosu

    (The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania)

  • Ion Daniel Zgura

    (The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania)

  • Sorin Anagnoste

    (The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania)

Abstract

In the present paper we put forward a clear assessment of the Romanian rural tourism, from a regional perspective. Based on data for 2016, using principal component analysis for mixed data and cluster analysis, we outline an accurate image of the Romanian rural tourism at NUTS level 3, focusing on its main determinants and key regional poles of development. The novelty of the paper lays in developing one of the first composite indices measuring the rural tourism sector, in the Romanian scientific literature, which allows to rank the counties based on their performance and in providing a mapping of rural tourism, highlighting the counties with promising potential for developing activities in this sector. With high practical value, our empirical results may represent an important starting point in developing coherent policies meant at supporting and promoting rural tourism which can become an important generator of wealth and growth in the rural areas of Romania.

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  • Adriana AnaMaria Davidescu & Vasile Alecsandru Strat & Raluca Mariana Grosu & Ion Daniel Zgura & Sorin Anagnoste, 2018. "The Regional Development of the Romanian Rural Tourism Sector," The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 20(S12), pages 854-854, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:aes:amfeco:v:20:y:2018:i:s12:p:854
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    Keywords

    regional development; rural tourism; principal component analysis (PCA); regional disparities; rural Romania;
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    JEL classification:

    • L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • P25 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics
    • P48 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Legal Institutions; Property Rights; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Regional Studies

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