%0 Journal Article %T SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISSUES CHARACTERISTIC TO THE JIU VALLEY RESIDENTS %A ION P£¿RVULESCU %A ROXANA PLE£¿A %A RALUCA RIDZI %J Annals of the University of Petrosani : Economics %D 2010 %I University of Petrosani %X The sociological research was conducted in 2008 on a sample of 1 612 adults, aiming at highlighting the socio-economic situation of the population in the Jiu Valley and, therefore, the problems addressing the local people. Failure or even the lack of financial resources is a consequence of lack of jobs in the area and, as a result the low living standard of the population %K level of living %K financial situation %K living conditions %K unemploymen %U http://www.upet.ro/anale/economie/pdf/20100125.pdf