Administrative Capacity Development for the Modernisation of Rural Communities in Romania

The local public administration is one of the key social actors in the sustainable development and transformation of the community, assuming its constant adaptation to new conditions at the economic, political and social level. The present paper aims to analysis the connections between the develop...

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Main Authors: Ani Matei, Luminița Iordache
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Language:English
Published: Danubius University 2016-05-01
Series:EIRP Proceedings
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Online Access:http://www.proceedings.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/eirp/article/view/1695/1744
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spelling doaj-3186d88e72d94a1690828170783dd23f2020-11-24T23:12:13ZengDanubius UniversityEIRP Proceedings2067-92112069-93442016-05-01111149156Administrative Capacity Development for the Modernisation of Rural Communities in RomaniaAni Matei0Luminița Iordache1National University of Political Studies and Public AdministrationNational University of Political Studies and Public AdministrationThe local public administration is one of the key social actors in the sustainable development and transformation of the community, assuming its constant adaptation to new conditions at the economic, political and social level. The present paper aims to analysis the connections between the development of administrative capacity and modernization of local communities in Romania. Assumptions main research are the need to develop the administrative capacity to support the modernization of local communities and the mutual influence between this two processes. It also takes into consideration to use the analyses for improving administrative capacity made by international bodies like the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the European Commission. This paper aims to contribute to the development of literature in the field considering the specificity of the modernization process in rural communities in Central and Eastern Europe, which is based on the transformation of public administration and connecting it to the needs of citizens. The target group of readers is represented by researchers, who have the opportunity to develop new mechanisms for the improvement of the administrative capacity but also by practitioners in the field who can implement new development strategies for the local public administration. Quantitative and qualitative tools will be used for the theoretical and practical examination of the way in which Romania can develop by contributing to the general welfare of the citizens. The originality of the paper is the rationale, description and operationalize a framework of reference for highlighting the impact of modernization on local administrative capacity development. To this we add an empirical analysis conducted for a local community in Romania.http://www.proceedings.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/eirp/article/view/1695/1744social change; rural development; smart communities
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Administrative Capacity Development for the Modernisation of Rural Communities in Romania
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social change; rural development; smart communities
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Luminița Iordache
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title Administrative Capacity Development for the Modernisation of Rural Communities in Romania
title_short Administrative Capacity Development for the Modernisation of Rural Communities in Romania
title_full Administrative Capacity Development for the Modernisation of Rural Communities in Romania
title_fullStr Administrative Capacity Development for the Modernisation of Rural Communities in Romania
title_full_unstemmed Administrative Capacity Development for the Modernisation of Rural Communities in Romania
title_sort administrative capacity development for the modernisation of rural communities in romania
publisher Danubius University
series EIRP Proceedings
issn 2067-9211
2069-9344
publishDate 2016-05-01
description The local public administration is one of the key social actors in the sustainable development and transformation of the community, assuming its constant adaptation to new conditions at the economic, political and social level. The present paper aims to analysis the connections between the development of administrative capacity and modernization of local communities in Romania. Assumptions main research are the need to develop the administrative capacity to support the modernization of local communities and the mutual influence between this two processes. It also takes into consideration to use the analyses for improving administrative capacity made by international bodies like the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the European Commission. This paper aims to contribute to the development of literature in the field considering the specificity of the modernization process in rural communities in Central and Eastern Europe, which is based on the transformation of public administration and connecting it to the needs of citizens. The target group of readers is represented by researchers, who have the opportunity to develop new mechanisms for the improvement of the administrative capacity but also by practitioners in the field who can implement new development strategies for the local public administration. Quantitative and qualitative tools will be used for the theoretical and practical examination of the way in which Romania can develop by contributing to the general welfare of the citizens. The originality of the paper is the rationale, description and operationalize a framework of reference for highlighting the impact of modernization on local administrative capacity development. To this we add an empirical analysis conducted for a local community in Romania.
topic social change; rural development; smart communities
url http://www.proceedings.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/eirp/article/view/1695/1744
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