DIVERSIFICATION OF ECONOMY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE: VECTORS OF DEVELOPMENT FOR THE RURAL AREA AND FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF RURAL POPULATION

The purpose of the paper is the analysis of socio-economical structures which are: rural economy and rural infrastructure, regarding their contribution to the development of the rural area and to the improvement of the quality of life for the rural population. We emphasize the diversification and the economical development in the Romanian and European rural area, by analyzing employment and gross value added. Also, we emphasize the development of rural infrastructure through the analysis of tourism and Internet infrastructures, as well as social infrastructure (through education).