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Decentralization Developments In Romania And Poland Since 1990

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  • Septimiu SZABO

    (Management Doctoral School, Administration and Public Management Faculty, Bucharest University of Economic Studies)

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Romania and Poland started their democratization process in 1990 having relatively similar socio- economic conditions and an almost equal GDP per capita. Nonetheless, 25 years later, Poland’s GDP per capita is around 30% higher although Romania’s population decreased more. While there are several explanations for this unequal development, Poland has benefited significantly from the 1998 local government reform when it created an administrative system based on three levels of subdivision. Romania, on the other hand, still retains a slightly modified version of the 1968 administrative system with only two levels of subdivision which is not taking into account the historical regions which formed the modern state. While Poland has become a best- practice in terms of decentralisation and regional development in Central and Eastern Europe, Romania continues with the centralised system imposed by the communist regime. The article looks into the steps taken towards decentralisation seen in these two countries since 1990.

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  • Septimiu SZABO, 2015. "Decentralization Developments In Romania And Poland Since 1990," Proceedings of Administration and Public Management International Conference, Research Centre in Public Administration and Public Services, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 11(1), pages 218-224, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:rom:compca:v:11:y:2015:i:1:p:218-224
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