transform rural into urban but to preserve and capitalize the specificity of each area in order to increase the living standards …This article is an analysis of how the rural area was defined in the Romanian legislation starting with the oldest law … against the provisions of the European Charter of Rural Areas. It was found that the definition of rural area in Romania was …

importance of farm and urban linkages for rural nonfarm employment. The econometric results indicate that high return wage work … and self-employment in nonfarm activities cluster around major urban centers. The negative effects of isolation on high … need for improved connectivity of regions with higher agricultural potential to urban centers for nonfarm development in …

isolation and subjective welfare. This is achieved by examining how distance to markets and proximity to large urban centers are …