THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN RESOURCES AND THE ECONOMY IN SOME OF THE DANUBE PORT TOWNS IN ROMANIA

Port cities have been attractions for many businesses. Over time, tourism has taken the place of other industries. The present study tries to make an analysis of the local economies from several Danube ports in the Romanian sector. The labor crisis is also facing a shortage of jobs, thus generating a declining economy. Methodologically, a series of steps have been considered with respect to components of the studies; on the one hand, the assessment of the socio-demographic situation in each city-port, and on the other hand, finding and proposing solutions as alternatives to local development. The assessment of the local economic situation is based on the CAEN data of each city-port. The results of the study confirm the functional changes of each city-port, the mutations in the sociodemographic structure, as well as the acceptance and support provided by the population with respect to alternative solutions for the local economic development. In conclusion, the considerable reduction of the labour force with each year can cause serious changes in the Romanian economy, which requires finding a solution for the future, so that its situation will not become critical.