The incremental or political model of decision making was made by Lindblom (1959) and refers to the particularities of a pluralistic society who must build a consensus on public policy programs. Government decision makers do not want the loss of political support for a decision that they want...

Objective assessment of the efficiency/effectiveness of an organization’s activity, based on realistic, measurable indicators, is a fundamental premise for successful strategic planning. Although traditionally associated with the business sector and the concept of economic productivity,...

Shale gas is considered a very important subject for European Union global gas markets. Shale gas has become a common discussion topic in the industry as nobody wants to miss the opportunities that are related to the exploitation of gas from these resources. Therefore, policymakers in many...

In the last 15 years in Bucharest was trying to take measures, some based on Traffic surveys conducted in 1998 and 2008 by JICA and WSP Group. Although those were taken "measures to ease the traffic" the results delay to occur. Car traffic in Bucharest creates very serious problems in recent...

This paper describes and analyses the branding campaigns of Thailand from 1998 to 2011, shows how the brand has evolved, explains the best practices applied by the Thai authorities in this field and assesses the effects of the branding strategy from the perspective of the increasing number of...

This study addresses the issue of education and lifelong learning, in terms of the promotion of employment, social development, combating poverty and illiteracy, in the context of globalization. It is known that human resource development is based, so that the authorities in each country should...

THE CORRUPTION PHENOMENON IS A VERY IMPORTANT ONE AND IT HAS DIRECT IMPLICATIONS OVER THE STATE’S OPERATIVE MODE, AS WELL AS ITS LEVELS OF DEVELOPMENT. THE CORRUPTION CASES ARE DIRECTLY REFLECTED ON REACHING OF A STATUS OF WELLBEING, A VERY IMPORTANT DESIDERATUM FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION BUT ALSO...

Nature conservation is the second environmental priority at global level. Romania has an outstanding biodiversity at European and global level and its environmental policy mirrors, at least in the last years, the global perspective. The paradigm shift in nature conservation and ambitious goals...

The evolution of the global environment situation and the increasing levels of pollution impose permanent adjustment and adoption of all necessary measures in order to improve the quality of the environment. The concept of sustainable development supports the correct evolution of societies as a...

The current rough changes among civil servants are leaving behind mighty stamps and question marks in relation to their social responsibilities towards public customers. Hence, Romanian public administration ethics and leadership within labor management tends to become a high priority within...