THE ECONOMIC SITUATION IN THE DISTRICT OF GJIROKASTRA AFTER THE YEAR OF 1990. TRENDS AND PERSPECTIVES

Abstract

Gjirokastra district lies to the south of Albania. In terms of organizing the administrative - territorial, Gjirokastra district consists of three districts of Gjirokaster, Permet and Tepelena with a total of six municipalities, 26 communes and 272 villages. By early 1990, Albania left the nearly 50-year-old system of self isolation communist centralized economy and included in a comprehensive period of political transition, economic and social development. One of the direct consequences in the context of the consequences of the transition was to lower economic growth and unemployment show officially open until the early 80s was announced nonexistent. In economic structure after 1980 years in the territory in the study observed a number of changes. Industry is no longer present (in structure and income distribution), as before. Agricultural economy ranked first, followed by construction and services sector. So, agro-industry and agribusiness are a priority for the present and future of the county. To achieve this strategy should consistently for agricultural and livestock development associated with effective agricultural policies. The solution eventually needs water, energy, facilitating the communication links between the villages, making the efficiency of agroindustry etc, will restrain the influx of refugees, in this region, a phenomenon evident in this circuit.