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Regional Economic Competitiveness. The Case of Romania

Regional Economic Competitiveness. The Case of Romania

Author(s): Elena Pelinescu,Marioara Iordan,Mihaela-Nona Chilian,Mihaela Simionescu / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: regional competitiveness; Romanian regions and counties; comparative advantage/disadvantage indices; shift-share analysis

The paper approaches the issue of regional competitiveness in Romania, focusing on simple tools for analysis, namely the shift-share analysis (introduced by Dunn in 1960) and specific competitiveness indicators: RCA, RCA1 and RCA2. As documented in the literature, the level of such indicators and the changes that occur in their levels are key factors for an analysis of economic and social performance at regional and sub-regional levels (D’Elia, 2005; Chilian, 2012; Iordan et al., 2014; Pelinescu et.al.., 2015). The classical form of shift-share analysis chosen by the authors envisages to“divide” the dynamics of a certain growth factor in a certain region into three components: national, sectoral and regional.Given such issues, by using the sectoral shift-share analysis of exports completed by the indices-based competitiveness analysis in the paper will be identified the regions of Romania which reveal dynamics of their economic structures conducing to high levels of external competitiveness (and, thus, to a higher degree of integration into the European Single Market), and to sustainable specializations, adequate to the requirements of building a modern economy, with high flexibility and high technological level.

UNDP Raportul Național de Dezvoltare Umană 2016 - MOLDOVA: Inegalități în dezvoltarea umană

UNDP - HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2016 – MOLDOWA. Unequalities in Human Development

Author(s): Viorica Antonov,Igor Munteanu,Dorin Vaculovschi,Dumitru Alaiba,Valeriu Sainsus,Rodica Gramma,Natalia Albu / Language(s): Romanian

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Observations on the progress of the civil service evolution and the necessity of reconsidering the law for this domain from the perspective of regionalisation

Aprecieri referitoare la evoluţia funcţiei publice şi la necesitatea reconsiderării legislaţiei incidente domeniului în perspectiva regionalizării

Author(s): Ion Cristinel Rujan / Language(s): Romanian / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: public function; civil servant; career; regionalization

Central and local Public Administration in Romania needs a professional body of civil servants, which would not be subject to political influences, would enjoy the stability, on the basis of the career principles of the public function and of the legality and equity in the professional evaluation. Relatively recent changes in the law applicable to the civil service sector raise a lot of question marks regarding the respect of principles assumed by our country in the process of accession to the european space, in the sense that a number of amendments to the legal institutions, contained in legal texts, are based on ideas that generate the arbitrary administrative decisions, and the equivoque in the application of legal norms. Regionalization of Romania, as a process of complex administrative-territorial share and social-economic settlement, will involve a rethinking of the duties and powers of the public authorities at regional and local level, by transferring from the central public authorities, which will lead to large institutional imbalances and the tendency to abuse of regional or local authorities.

Administrative-territorial modifications of Romania reflected in the institutional structure of the Orthodox Church

Reflectarea modificărilor administrativ-teritoriale ale Romaniei în structura instituţională a Bisericii Ortodoxe

Author(s): Iuliu-Marius Morariu / Language(s): Romanian / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Metropolitan; county; bishoporic; deanery; pastoral

Using the bibliography and the literature of speciality, the author presents in this paper the way how Romania's administrative-territorial changes were reflected in the institutional structure of the Orthodox Church. Between the two institutions, one with secular and one with religious profile, always existed collaboration, and the last one, always organized itself respecting the administrative-territorial units of the former. Also in crucial moments of national history, such as the Great Union event, Church had an important role in contributing through organizing elements and by the pastoral ones, at the incorporation of new territories in the structure of the country and the legislative and administrative uniformity of their existing here. The article shows how the Church has always respected their specific geographical areas, organizing metropolises in provinces such as Moldavia, Wallachia, Transylvania, Bessarabia, Bukovina, and the Banat, and was responsible for leading the faithful in counties or nets, organized the archbishops, bishops, or deaneries, n the proper shepherding of Orthodox believers who lived in the country. It also examines how administrative division of Romania is reflected today in the institutional structures of the Orthodox Church, given that in recent years, many dioceses were established, which were added to a metropolitan, and a vicarage (the Ukrainians in Maramureş). The paper fills a gap in Romanian research specialist, because of our knowledge, specialized Romanian literature not know before such a study to analyze this issue.

Considerations on the Draft Amending and Supplementing Law no. 17/2014 on some Measures that Regulate the Sale of E xtravilan Agricultural Land

Considerații privind Proiectul de modificare și completare a Legii nr. 17/2014 privind unele măsuri de reglementare a vânzării terenurilor agricole situate în extravilan

Author(s): Cristian Jora / Language(s): Romanian / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: judicial movement of the lands; lands sale;right of preemption; acquiring the right of private ownership of land by foreign citizens; stateless persons and foreign legal persons.

The judicial movement of the lands brought up the necessity to adopt a normative act providing for the alienation of land, the conditions for the acquisition of the private ownership right on lands, but also the possibility for foreign citizens, stateless persons and foreign legal persons to acquire the private ownership right of lands in Romania. Thus, Law no. 312/2005 on the acquisition of the private ownership right on lands by foreign citizens and stateless persons, as well as by foreign legal persons. Then, Law no. 17/2014 regarding certain measures for regulating the sale and purchase of agricultural lands situated in unincorporated areeas and amending Law no. 268/2001 on the privatization of commercial companies which hold the management of the State public property and private property with agricultural destination and the establishment of the Agency of State Domains. These normative acts contain many debatable provisions and require certain changes. Thus, an amending and completing draft to the Law no. 17/2014 is in debate at the Chamber of Deputies, on which we will make some clarifications.

Opinions on the exclusive exercise of parental authority in the event of the death of one of the parents

Opinii privind exercitarea exclusivă a autorității părintești în cazul decesului unuia dintre părinți

Author(s): Marius-Ionel Nicolau / Language(s): Romanian / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: the exclusive exercise of parental authority; deceased parents; minor

As a rule, the parental rights and duties ― those related to the minor as well as those related to his/her property — are exercised by both parents jointly and equally by virtue of full equality of rights of the parents, which is an additional guarantee in regard to the protection of the best interest of the minor. Thus, on the basis of this fundamental principle, the parents do not act in a dispersed manner, each on his/her own, but in concert, as they are obliged to unite their efforts for an overall action. The rule that both parents exercise parental authority in common cannot lead to the conclusion that there can be no situations ― whether in law or in fact — in which its exercise rests entirely with only one of the parents. Thus, if one of the parents is deceased, declared dead by a court order, declared mentally incompetent, is suspended from the exercise of parental rights or, if for any reason is unable to express his or her will, the other parent exercises parental authority alone. Interpreting the provisions of art. 110 par. (1) of the Civil Code, one can see that the death of one of the parents automatically leads to the exclusive exercise of parental rights and duties by the surviving parent without the need for the intervention of the Central Family Court respectively when the end of the parental rights and duties of the deceased spouse occurs. The transmission of the exercise of parental authority to the surviving parent is simple and complete in the sense that it is accomplished through the mere fact of the death of the parent exercising the parental authority in common and covers the entire ensemble of parental rights and duties. The ensemble of the prerogatives of parental authority is given to the remaining parent, under the sole reserve of the rights that could not have been withdrawn from the parent affected by a partial forfeiture. Intervening by virtue of law, the transmission is carried out in full and it is not necessary for the holder to request it in court

HOSTILE NARRATIVES AND PROPAGANDA

HOSTILE NARRATIVES AND PROPAGANDA

Author(s): Igor Munteanu / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Moldova; sovereignity; Kremlin; narratives; communication; information; media; propaganda; Russia; EU; Romania; NATO;

This chapter describes four Kremlin narratives that are hostile to Moldovan sovereignty, namely ’Russkii Mir and Soviet Nostalgia’, ‘Federalization Will Ensure Equality’, ‘The European Union is Bad, Russia’s Customs Union is What You Need’, and ‘Romania and NATO are a Threat to Peace’. These narratives overlap and are often contradictory and contain lies. Still, they share some basic principles—they leverage Moldovan vulnerabilities, touch the emotions of different local audiences, and attempt to develop mistrust toward modern Western countries and Trans-Atlantic values and relationships.

WHO CONTROLS THE MEDIA AND PEOPLE’S MEDIA CONSUMPTION?

WHO CONTROLS THE MEDIA AND PEOPLE’S MEDIA CONSUMPTION?

Author(s): Nadine Gogu / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Moldova; Russia; media; communication; information; control; media consumption;

This chapter describes who or what controls the media and media consumption. The analysis emphasizes the importance of the power to control what Moldovans read, see, hear, and experience. Russian media is seen as more trustworthy then Moldovan media. The fact that much of the media is linked to the local political and business elite, most often to Vladimir Plahotniuc, but also to Chiril Luchinschi, Vlad Filat, Vadim Ciubara, Victor Țopa, Dan Lozovan, Dumitru Țîra, and Ilan Shor among others, does not help the situation. Television is still seen as relatively reliable, as it is the third most trusted source of socio-political information.

CIRCULAȚIA POLIELEULUI ÎN ȚĂRILE ROMÂNE ÎN SECOLUL AL XIX-LEA

CIRCULAȚIA POLIELEULUI ÎN ȚĂRILE ROMÂNE ÎN SECOLUL AL XIX-LEA

Author(s): NICUȘOR LĂZĂRICĂ / Language(s): Romanian / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: byzantine music; nineteen century; manuscripts; polyeleos; Petros Lampadarios

The 19th century represents the golden age of byzantine music in the Romanian Principalities. During this period extensive translations were conducted from Greek and priceless original masterpieces were composed. As to what concerns the polyeleos, translations were favoured during the first half of the century, whereas a great many original scores were penned during the second half of the century. Likewise, the musical style changed, going from sticheraric versions to the irmologic, syntomon ones, a sign that music began to be in better accordance not only with the language, but also with the tastes of the public. The polyeleos was very widely spread, being surpassed, we believe, only by the Axion and Heruvic, a sign of the consideration that it was given by the composers of the time. Amongst all the polyeleos compositions, the one by Petru Lampadarie, translated and adapted to Romanian by Macarie the Hyeromonach, stands out both due to its beauty as well as to the abundancy with which it can be found in manuscripts and prints.

COLECŢIILE BIBLIOTECII – VALOARE ŞI CONTINUITATE

COLECŢIILE BIBLIOTECII – VALOARE ŞI CONTINUITATE

Author(s): Elena Cristian,Svetlana Cecan,Natalia Culicov,Radu Moţoc,Angela Hăbăşescu,Valentina Vacarciuc,Snejana Zadainova,Elena Ţurcan,Marina Şulman,Aliona Purici / Language(s): Romanian,Russian / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: colecţii de carte; bibliophile; bibliophile book; bibliophile edition; luxury editions; ex-libris; first editions; facsimiles; Șăineanu Lazăr; dictionary; Romanian language; Romanian lexicography;

Acest capitol cuprinde articole care vin să valorifice colecţia de carte a Bibliotecii Ştiinţifice USARB.

TERRORISM AS THE OPPOSITE OF CIVILIZATION AFTER THE END OF THE COLD WAR

TERRORISM AS THE OPPOSITE OF CIVILIZATION AFTER THE END OF THE COLD WAR

Author(s): Alexandru MUNTEANU-LUCINESCU-CASELLA / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: terrorism, standard of civilization; barbarians; failed states; human rights;

The terrorist attacks from 9/11 marked the return of the term barbarianconceived in civilizational terms and that of the sharp divide between barbarians and civilization in the forefront of political and international relations scholarly discourse with terrorists being portrayed as the new barbarians. This paper explores in its first section how journalists, academics and politicians linked terrorists with barbarians in the aftermath of the bringing down of the Twin Towers and to this purpose it indicates the connections then established between the Barbary War fought by the US at the beginning of the 19th century and the War on Terror launched by George Bush, pointing out how the linking of these two events was grounded on the evaluative use of the term civilization. In the second section it is described the present day standard of civilization by some landmarks of the beginning of the scholarly reflection of it and by identifying and specifying its constituents. The last section of the paper provides an explanation for the association made between terrorists and barbarians, arguing that some constituents of the contemporary standard of civilization operates as the assumption underpinning it.

Проблема соотношения права и закона в философии И. Канта и Г. Радбруха

Проблема соотношения права и закона в философии И. Канта и Г. Радбруха

Author(s): Efim Mohorea / Language(s): Russian / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: imperativ; raţiune practică; voinţă; drept (natural, pozitiv); lege; libertate; valoare; judecată de valoare; dreptate; stabilitate; ordine

Lucrarea e consacrată analizei coraportului dintre drept (jus) şi lege (lex) în filosofia dreptului a filosofului I. Kant şi a juristului şi filosofului dreptului G. Radbruch. Ambii savanţi întemeia-ză dreptul a priori pe raţiune, dar îl determină pe principii diferite: I. Kant – pe libertate, în contextul imperativului categoric, iar G. Radbruch – pe dreptate ca valoare ideală supremă.

LOANWORDS AS INTERMEDIATE SPACES OF INTERLINGUISTIC CONTACTS. NOTES ON PHONETIC ADAPTATION

ÎMPRUMUTURILE LEXICALE CA SPAŢII INTERMEDIARE DE CONTACTE INTERLINGVISTICE. NOTE ASUPRA PROBLEMEI ADAPTĂRII FONETICE

Author(s): Judit Pál / Language(s): Romanian / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: language contact, loanword; phonetic adaptation;

Language contact theory has prompted the attention of scientists from different domains as contacts between languages are an extremely complex historical and socio-cultural reality. Studying the various consequences of contacts between different ethnic and linguistic communities has led to the rise of several interdisciplinary approaches in which phenomena like bilingualism or the manifestations of linguistic interference, such as loanwords and/or loan translations, represent and generate in-between spaces of two (or more) coexistent linguistic systems and of transition from one linguistic reality (or “being”) to another. This study aims at reviewing some issues raised by the (morpho-)phonological adaptation of loanwords, with special regard to the Romanian words of Hungarian origin. The phonetic changes involved in the adaptation of a loanword – extracted from the phonetic setting of the source language and introduced into that of the target language – engage the whole system of borrowing language, which does not only operate on the new element, but, as a result thereof, it also reorganizes the already existent ones. Thus, the phonetic adaptation of a loanword is essentially a process of adjusting and readjusting the constituent linguistic units. Although the adaptive mechanisms seek to eliminate the unique phonetic features of the source language in order to maintain the distinctive features of the target language, the process does not always erase all traces of the “foreign” system, and in between the etymon and the later adapted linguistic form sometimes there emerge some intermediate tokens, synchronous and/or diachronic variants.

Cultural transport strategies in the translation of the novel "Notre Dame de Paris" by Victor Hugo

Stratégies de transport culturel dans la traduction du roman « Notre Dame de Paris » de Victor Hugo

Author(s): Petronela MUNTEANU / Language(s): French / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: literary translation 19th century;culturemes;translation strategy;literary translation

This article concentrates on literary translation and intends to offer a brief outline of the strategies of cultural transport used in the translation of the hugolien novel Notre-Dame-de-Paris within the Romanian space. The methodology employed consists of comparing the source text with some Romanian versions, approaching the problems of translation raised by certain sequences (non-existent cultural entities in the Romanian culture, terms which relate to sociopolitical organization, the name of holidays, public services, proper nouns, verbal expressions). From the very first page of the novel, the Romanian translators are faced with several problems because of the cultural elements contained in the text. To draw a successful correspondence between sociocultural connotations, the Romanian translators have to possess language and linguistic skills and they must master the use of the right translation strategies.

Romania – A Stability Factor by Assuming the Mediator Role in the Conflicts at the Black Sea

Romania – A Stability Factor by Assuming the Mediator Role in the Conflicts at the Black Sea

Author(s): Dorin-Valeriu Bădulescu / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: early warning; conflict prevention and resolution; mediation; Black Sea area;

The slowness with which the European Union asserts its role as a mediator in the international sphere must not be Romania’s own policy. Many EU member states ororganisations have developed their own systems to provide stability as a facilitator for peace processes or have developed early warning and conflict prevention mechanisms. Romania’s membership in various external structures enables it to use international expertise in creating and implementing internal structures capable of involving the state in the prevention andresolution of conflicts in the Black Sea region or in other areas of the world. The article analyses Romania’s potential to act regionally as a mediator and to generate stability and security if such a conflict approach is embraced.

The Role of Intellectuals in the Religious Education of Children and Youngsters in Communist Romania

The Role of Intellectuals in the Religious Education of Children and Youngsters in Communist Romania

Author(s): Ciprian Corneliu Ciurea / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: church; neo-Protestant; intellectuals

Immediately after coming to power, communist regime aimed at creating an atheist society, slowly but surely. As it was an exclusive “religion”, which could not accept another one around it, the communism became “the enemy of any other form of religion, and in particular of Christianity” (Bardyaev 1960, 158). Becoming aware that with adults they could not achieve their goals, communism accepted the idea that it should “bear” the adults’ convictions and mindset and focus on the younger generations to stop the forwarding of religious beliefs.

Romanian Communist State Persecution on Neoprotestant Children, Youngsters and Teachers

Romanian Communist State Persecution on Neoprotestant Children, Youngsters and Teachers

Author(s): Ciprian Corneliu Ciurea / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: church; neoprotestant; students; youngsters; teachers

While Adventist pupils and students suffered because of the communist regime, particularly because of not attending classes on Saturday, other neo-Protestant children and young people suffered because of their faith too. Although they had Sunday as a day of worship and did not skip classes, they, along with their parents and teachers belonging to these cults, had to endure furious repressive measures.

SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM’S VIEW ON BIBLICAL EXEGETICAL METHODS (LITERAL AND SPIRITUAL SENSES)

SENSURILE TEXTULUI SACRU ÎN EXEGEZA BIBLICĂ A SFÂNTULUI IOAN GURĂ DE AUR

Author(s): Eusebiu Borca / Language(s): Romanian / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: St. John Chrysostom, biblical exegesis; biblical hermeneutics; biblical literal sense; biblical spiritual sense;

In Chrysostom’s exegetical works, we find the main rules of hermeneutics, which must consider for a correct interpretation. Even if it is an inspired book and the lead author is God, the Bible is the result of cooperation between divinity and humanity. Like Jesus Christ was incarnated in human flesh, so the Word was "incarnated" in the letter of Scripture, to be accessible for his creature. Thus, the external form (the letter) is the human component, instead, the spiritual meaning, the spirit of Scripture reveals the divine Author. The interpretation of Scripture is an activity that must be carried out, combining both intellectual faculties, but especially spiritual ones. As a first step to deepening, Chrysostom recommends all Christians to read the Bible daily, incessantly. The riches found in this book, must be, then, spread to others, so that, they share the benefit of God's Word, so necessary for human life. All these divine precepts must not remain only at the level of thought or word, but these must be translated into deeds. The Bible is a book that should be lived, and through his life, Chrysostom has shown that this is possible. To discover the meaning of Scripture, Chrysostom was used historical and literal meaning. Because of this, he will be considered: the exponent of this method of biblical interpretation. However, Chrysostom calls for closer scrutiny to penetrate the meaning of Scripture and he recognizes the existence of a spiritual sense. By his exegesis Chrysostom has made important contributions to clarify the biblical texts but also to establish rules for the interpretation of the Bible. By his exegetical works, Chrysostom remained forever a model and an authority. .

The deaneries of the Deanery of Chișineu-Criș (1919-1968)

Protopopii Protopopiatului Chișineu-Criș (1919-1968)

Author(s): Alin-Florin Ciotea / Language(s): Romanian / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Archpriest; episcopate; priest; mission; culture; parish; document; nation; activity;

In the second half of the 18th century, the Diocese of Arad consisted of a number of eleven archdioceses. Among them was the Chisinau-Cris Archdiocese, based in the homonymous town. For 200 years, the history of the Diocese of Arad has been marked at the level of all sectors, by this archdiocese. Although little known even locally, medallions of archpriests from 1919-1968 drawn in this study, capture people and celebrities who, through their work, managed to impress the upper forums. With a special activity in the missionary and cultural field, the six archpriests prove to be providential people, who kept the flame of faith and culture burning in difficult times such as: the interwar period, World War Il or the great challenge of the communist regime, which 20 years after its establishment, in 1968,abolished the mentioned archdiocese. The series of archpriests from Chisinau-Cris shows the importance of this archdiocese among the others of the Arad diocese, as well as the essential role played by the archdiocese, through its leaders, in key moments of church, cultural or national-political life.

PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE 1946 The loss of the Quadrilateral and the Romanian legal arguments

PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE 1946 The loss of the Quadrilateral and the Romanian legal arguments

Author(s): Florian Bichir / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Dobrogea; Quadrilater; 1940; Treaty of Craiova; Bulgarian revisionism;

Dobrogea Nouă, Dobrogea de Sud or Cadrilater, these are the names under which the southern part of the territory between the Danube and the Black Sea was known, an area that has been, for centuries, at the crossroads of trade routes and the interests of neighboring powers. The province was characterized as an"appendage of Asia, transplanted to Southeast Europe, which opened the steppe gate, as described by AlbertoBasciani (Basciani 2001)As noted by historian Cătălin Negoiță (Cătălin Negoiță 2008) from my student days, precisely because of the extremely fragmented information I had. The moment of the incorporation of this territory into the Romanian state was almost overlooked as if our historians were embarrassed to mention this episode. Even the Balkan wars were not treated extensively before 1989, so the history textbooks were content to record succinctly: the name of Quadrilater became part of the Romanian state». Even more concise was the information about the loss of the province: "Following the signing, on September 7, 1940, of the Treaty of Craiova, Romania ceded to Bulgaria southern Dobrogea, known as the Quadrilater. "All the more so, as if the historians were in a hurry to conclude a subject that did not honor Romania".