The current volume represents the outcome of the international conference “National and European Values of Public Administration in the Balkans,” organised in Bucharest on 15-16 July 2011. The conference has been organised by Jean Monnet research network dedicated to “South-Eastern...

The short- and long-term effects of public debt on economic growth in EU countries is analyzed in this paper, using data that covers a period of 25 years (1995-2019). For public debt, we used a proxy general government gross debt (as a percentage of GDP), while for economic growth, we used the...

This paper aims to examine whether the status of fiscal decentralization generates efficiency in local spending behavior and leads to local fiscal performance and local economic growth, revealing not only the status of Romania from the point of vertical fiscal imbalance but also the fiscal...

In European modern societies, in the context of economic, social and political mutations imposed by globalization, organizations need to define new principles of good governance. Governments have assumed sole responsibility in improving the living conditions; enhance the transparency and...

This article aims to analyze the economic policy aspects of the European Union adherence requirements within the specific microeconomic framework of the postcommunist Eastern European countries during their transition to a free markets economic system. The authors observe that the framework for...

This paper proposes a careful analysis of current changes occurring in the field of legislation concerning public office. Analyzing the provisions of the Government’s Emergency Ordinance no. 37/2009 and also of the Government’s Emergency Ordinance no. 105/2009, both of them modifying the Law...

Defined by its administrative and financial content, local autonomy is expressed throughout local financial decisions thus, involving the financial management of local communities. These apparent unconditioned decisions are in fact deeply influenced by a complex of political, legal, economic,...