%0 Journal Article %T DYNAMICS OF THE SHARE OF EDUCATION EXPENDITURES WITHIN ROMANIA¡¯S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT - ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS %A ADRIAN M£¿CRI£¿ %A MARIA M£¿CRI£¿ %J Annals of the University of Petrosani : Economics %D 2010 %I University of Petrosani %X The paper fundamentally starts from a generally accepted truth, namely the one stating that education is the basic foundation of social, cultural, and economic development, the guarantee of building a future when young generations are going to benefit from new abilities, knowledge, and ideals; its financing represents a key issue in accomplishing its long term mission in society. The hereby approach deals with an analysis of the evolution of education expenditures within Romania¡¯s gross domestic product which mainly determine the basic economic and social effects. %K public education %K private education %K public expenditures %K financing %K State budget %K subsidies %K population %K companies %K evolution %U http://www.upet.ro/anale/economie/pdf/20100418.pdf