1. Growth Poles : The Next Phase
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World Bank
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ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ,COMPOSITE INDICATORS ,ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ,ECONOMIC GROWTH ,GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ,TRIPS ,DRIVERS ,LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT ,TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ,TRANSPORT SYSTEMS ,SPILLOVER ,INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ,POPULATION CENTER ,NATIONAL LEVEL ,UNEMPLOYMENT ,VEHICLE ,REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS ,TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT ,URBAN SPRAWL ,GROSS NATIONAL INCOME ,FIRE HYDRANTS ,INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ,OIL ,PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ,INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ,RAILWAY ,RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS ,STREETS ,SOCIAL SERVICES ,AGGLOMERATION BENEFITS ,REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY ,COMMUTERS ,MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT ,SPATIAL POLICIES ,ACCURATE ASSESSMENT ,LIVING STANDARDS ,URBAN CENTER ,URBAN COMMUNITIES ,PUBLIC SERVICES ,RAILWAY LINE ,MEDICAL SERVICES ,URBAN SYSTEMS ,PEDESTRIAN AREAS ,PUBLIC EDUCATION ,REGIONAL ECONOMIES ,NUMBER OF PERSONS ,COLLECTIVE ACTION ,NATIONAL INCOME ,PROGRESS ,SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ,REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ,TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE ,TRANSPORT PROJECTS ,NATIONAL ECONOMY ,URBAN MOBILITY ,DEVELOPMENT POLICY ,ENVIRONMENTAL ,LARGE CITIES ,LOCAL COMMUNITIES ,BROWNFIELDS ,MOBILITY ,TERTIARY EDUCATION ,DEMOGRAPHICS ,DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS ,SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ,REGIONAL GROWTH ,HOSPITAL BEDS ,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ,ENVIRONMENTS ,TRAVEL TIMES ,LOCAL ROADS ,TRANSPORT NETWORK ,CLIMATE CHANGE ,CAPITAL REGION ,TRANSIT ,ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ,ACCESSIBILITY ,CARBON ,INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION ,REGIONAL IMPORTANCE ,METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT ,REGIONAL POLICY ,TRANSPORT SYSTEM ,BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT ,REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES ,CENTRAL CITIES ,ENERGY CONSUMPTION ,DEVELOPMENT PLANNING ,HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ,NEIGHBORHOODS ,ECONOMIC CHANGES ,REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS ,PEDESTRIAN ,REGIONAL DIVERGENCE ,REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES ,DRIVING ,FUTURE GROWTH ,EMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS ,NATIONAL LEVELS ,ECONOMIC IMPACT ,NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES ,CONSULTATION PROCESS ,ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ,THEORETICAL MODELS ,URBAN CENTERS ,YOUTH ,INFRASTRUCTURES ,URBAN REGION ,EMISSION REDUCTION ,LAND RESOURCES ,SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH ,PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ,RESPECT ,CARBON ECONOMY ,DEVELOPMENT PLANS ,HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ,MIGRATION ,INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION ,REGIONAL CONVERGENCE ,GROWTH RATE ,SUPPLY CHAINS ,GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES ,REGIONAL DISCREPANCIES ,QUALITY OF LIFE ,FINANCIAL RESOURCES ,CAPITAL CITY REGIONS ,LOCAL AUTHORITIES ,REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ,POLICY INSTRUMENTS ,GOVERNANCE PROCESSES ,URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS ,HOUSING ,ENERGY EFFICIENCY ,AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES ,JOB CREATION ,SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS ,PUBLIC GOODS ,SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT ,LABOR FORCE ,LOCAL ECONOMY ,POPULATION SIZE ,TRANSPORT ,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICIES ,CAPACITY BUILDING ,HEALTH SERVICES ,PUBLIC WORKS ,ARTERIES ,NUMBER OF PEOPLE ,URBAN AREAS ,REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE ,URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE ,MARKET ECONOMY ,URBAN DEVELOPMENT ,ACCOUNTABILITY ,AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES ,DATA COLLECTION ,EMISSION ,HOSPITAL ,METROPOLITAN REGIONS - Abstract
This report looks at the growth poles policy in Romania to determine ways to increase its effectiveness and efficiency for the next programming cycle (2014-2020). The growth poles policy in Romania has been initiated in 2008, as a means to support a balanced economic development of the country, while still targeting investments to maximize economic impact. A total of seven growth poles have been designated and are currently supported as such, via an integrated development plan designed for each. In an effort respond to all the above the Romanian Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration (MRDPA) has engaged with the World Bank in a broader advisory services partnership implemented between 2012-2013. The current review is a result of this joint work. The report is grouped into three main parts. The first part sets out the context of analysis, including a brief presentation of growth poles policy objectives as well as the European policy context, and conceptual debates in which it is framed. The second part includes a set of recommendations regarding the growth poles policy for the next programming cycle (2014-2020). The third part includes an analysis of each of the growth poles, presenting specific recommendations for each.
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- 2013