The responsiveness of the local administration to the citizens and companies needs is essential for the improvement of the local administrations capacity. This requires a client needs orientation and acceptance of the fact that the service rendering is not at the expected level at all times. The...

This study aims to analyze the role of university education in the development of entrepreneurial vocations among students, reconsidering the prevalent approach of higher education institutions in the generation of human capital for society. Specifically, we present some results of a comparison...

The paper approaches the social perception of the reform in the public health system through statistic modelling and analyses. Based upon the general framework of the European and international activities on improving the public health policies, the structure of the first part of the paper...

European integration will only be successful in the long term if Europe's citizens become more involved in the political decision making and legislative processes of the European Union. A not-so-negligent number of European citizens, many of whom are in Germany, complain that they are becoming...

This paper analyses satisfaction with a cultural event, specifically in relation to an art exhibition. Following the literature in this field, satisfaction is measured as a post-consumption phenomenon omitting the role of expectations. A six-item satisfaction scale was then produced considering...

The purpose of this paper is to show the way for increasing the local capacity for public discussion in the sphere of environmental protection in the municipalities of South East part of Bulgaria. Target groups are representatives of local authorities, municipal administrations, NGO-s, business...

Tribals in India present a significant degree of cultural and ethnic diversity. They differ in their socio-economic levels and behavioural patterns. Moreover, Tribal situation in country poses particular problems of development, not encountered in other areas.In the last decade Govt. of India...

Public administration reform is a very important area of Croatian EU accession negotiations. The main criticism regarding the Croatian public administration is addressed towards its size and inefficiency. Public administration reforms run slowly. The existing legal and administrative system in...

Aiming justificative arguments to include entrepreneurship as a part of university curricula, some results show in a comparison between two representative samples of students in their first and last academic year at the university. First, we assess respondents' perceptions about treatment of...

The author analyses the legal remedies provided by the General Administrative Procedure Act of the Republic of Slovenia (GAPA, 1999), as the only legal instrument for the annulment or modification of an issued decision. Particular emphasis is given to the appeal, often used directly on a...