Macroeconomic evolution in Romania’s development regions within the current economic- finanacial crisis

Development disparities between regions and within Romania have existedboth in the period before Romania joined the European Union and after January 1,2007. This phenomenon has gained momentum because of the impact of economicrestructuring, particularly in mono-industrial areas, whose population has beenaffected by unemployment due to closure of unprofitable state enterprises. Financialcrisis and economic impact of accession on growth in the eight development regions ofRomania in 2007 produced no changes in their rankings as the index of regionaldisparity, even though for some, its value has increased from 2006.This paper presents a comparative analysis of developments in macroeconomicindicators in developing regions of Romania.