The paper addresses the issue of transparency at urban level, with focus on the Bucharest sectors. The main objective of the reseach process was to evaluate the transparency of the decision-making process at the urban level, în general and at the level of Bucharest municipalities; în...

This paper highlights some peculiarities of labour market in the urban and rural areas, both at national level and at the level of the eight development regions of Romania. Moreover, the paper underlines the implications of the regions’ degree of urbanisation on employment and economic...

The state, local administration, corporations (private/ joint ventures/ multinational corporations), banks and syndicates represent the most important actors in urban management. Following the financial crisis, governments seek to attract and maintain high-growth firms that will fuel job growth...

The aim of the article is to present how Public Private Partnership (PPP), a new collaboration between public and private sector, is implemented and is developed, in three European countries (Romania, France and United Kingdom). Although PPP is considered to be an important instrument for...

This paper investigates the impact of the local and social responsibility policies promoted by the economic entity on their development. The hypothesis launched in this paper verifies if the implication of the economic entity in the local development generates new investments. The data were...

In the last century the urban models have progressed from structural models to static models to dynamic models. These urban development models can be classified in two categories: traditional urban models which usually simulate the urban system at a macro level and evolved models which reflect...

The main paper’s objective is to highlight the necessity to implement the topic of creative economy in Romania, mostly regarding creative communities and urban economics & policies. The paper is aimed at describing the state of creative communities & creative cities in Romania. The term of...

The translation from the traditional way of performing the Government services to the eGovernment is viewed as an opportunity to fundamentally change the processes in the governance in order to make it more accessible and effective for the citizens. The information system is a key factor of this...

The concept of rural development, from the perspective of recent history, is based on the sustainable development. Rural development approach can be made ??from several perspectives. Rural development involving equitable and balanced economic development, with high levels of social cohesion and...

Global development trends and the EU Europe 2020 strategy directs the development towards a smart growth, inclusive and sustainable, which will help the planet to recover after the economic crisis and achieve high levels of productivity and employment rate, territorial and social cohesion. All...