Local public management in all states is strongly influenced by the global economic crisis. Problems in the local economy significantly influence the capacity of public institutions to create and deliver services for business environment and citizens. Globalization and the crises context have...

The paper approaches the public health sector changes according to the latest legislative regulations proposed for Romanian hospitals. The first part of the work offers a global view of these new normative acts package and its opportunity, considering both the current needs of the population and...

After 1990’s and the European integration, Romania faced major changes in the structure and finance of education. There are many decisions regarding the education reform, the decentralization of the public schools, and the curriculum. The education needs to evolve from an abstracted way to a...

Applying specific techniques and tools of project management has become an important issue of concern in the context of New Public Management and a practice for the public administration reform and integration, in an expanded European context and particularly in the case of Romania, where...

Culture and cultural infrastructure of a city represent in the current economic climate one of the vectors that can contribute to the success of urban development programs, regional, and in many cases, national. Experience shows that the synergy effect acquired by the urban management as a...

This paper objective was a survey on current academic and policy debates on corruption, corruption in water sector, corruption factors, combating corruption and the implications of the various international initiatives on social and economic development in transition economies. The methodology...

In the context of increased globalization and the growing interest shown to change management, which again tends to be a "fashionable concept", this area of management is in continuous expansion in the past decade gaining significant scale among theorists and practitioners in management science...

This paper presents two new assessment methods used in public administration. These are tools that can contribute to the continuous adaptation and institutional restructuring in urban management. Both models were created to fit the Romanian cultural, social and institutional realities. From this...

Europe is currently facing major new challenges such as globalisation, climate change, the demographic decline, migration and energy security. EU’s urban policies are critical for the competitiveness growth of European cities. The integrated urban development policies offer a set of tools...

This paper proposes a discussion on the regional aid schemes in Romania with a particular emphasis on those aiming to offer support to the sustainable urban development. The basic components of their mechanisms are analysed in terms of eligible activities, beneficiaries, annual allocations and...