COMPARATIVE ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ON THE EVOLUTION OF TOURISM TRAFFIC IN PRAHOVA AND BRASOV COUNTIES
The paper analyzes the comparative development of tourist traffic in the counties of Prahova and Brasov, the main indicators for assessing values, numbers of tourist arrivals and overnights number, being studied as econometric time series. The economic crisis triggered worldwide began before 2009 also in travel industry, has important effects at national level in Romania territorial. Studied in this context is the tendency of tourist movement in Prahova and Brasov counties, and recording developments oscillatory growing up in 2008 and a significant decrease in the year 2009. Conclusions of the analyzed phenomena show that the results are the effects of the emergence of financial bottlenecks that led to a significant drop in income population and therefore in important reduction of the tourist arrivals and of the overnight stays in these counties. However, it is expected a revival of tourist traffic in Prahova and Brasov counties, after economic recovery of Romania.
The tourism’s measurement in the view of lasting development
The process of globalization and of lasting tourism’s development aims at the touristic activities placed under the influence of ecology and of reasonable use of resources.To measure the lasting tourism’s development represents a necessity in the conditions of a deep interaction among the natural resources protection, the economic development and the compliance with the needs of the clients-customers. The need to coordinate the efforts, both on a regional and at a national scale, for the achievement of great projects, is related with the measurement process concerning the activities involved in tourism. The tourism’s measurement, implicitly of the one belonging to the social-economic process, in consideration of the lasting development, supposes the approach and application of principles and methods which constitute the formation and using base of an almost complete set of indicators. The system of indicators that must converge in an almost complete set has been analyzed by the OCDE forum which considers that their efficiency is higher if the information source is wider and diversified.
An assessment of the Impact of Devolution on Women Empowerment in Nakuru County
-Women have been grossly marginalized in organs of decision-making and governance structures. The Constitution of Kenya has sought to bridge this gap by providing both women and men the right to equal treatment, including the right to equal opportunities in political, economic, cultural and social spheres. However, gender equality has not been achieved and women are still lagging in terms of decision making processes. The main objective of the study was to detemine the impact of devolution on women empowerment in Nakuru County. The study found that substantive women representation, development of programs and accessibility of services had a positive effect on the women empowerment in Nakuru County. The study also found out that increased accessibility of Services by women influenced women empowerment, this study also concludes that the introduction of development programs had the greatest impact on women empowerment in Nakuru County. The study recommends that more programs targeting women should be introduced as these have the greatest impact on women empowerment. The findings may be used to make conclusions and recommendations.