A perspective on rural development. Two case studies.
O perspectivă asupra dezvoltării rurale. Două studii de caz

Summary/Abstract: In the nowadays context of socio-economical and cultural transformations and in the actual framework of the changes of mentality that take place in rural or urban Romanian communities, we aim at realizing a comprehensive analysis of the empirically observed reality of two communities found in the area of influence of the city of Cluj-Napoca. The case of the communities of Mociu and Floresti reveal the differences between the rural area and the peri-urban area, offering, thus, ambivalent perceptions of their development. While the rural community has oriented its way of being towards the reconfiguration of a traditional type of economy - in which the first place is usually taken by an economy of subsistence - and towards the mentality of the social actors who do not accept major social changes, the peri-urban community places its stake on its own urban aspirations and on the politics of local administration which is favorable to its development. Thus, the community of Mociu is left with the nostalgia of tradition, whereas the community of Floresti embodies the past and present urbanization.

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