PUBLIC MANAGEMT REFORM. A CRITIQUE OF THE ROMANIAN CASE

Tudor C. ?icl?u ()
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Tudor C. ?icl?u: Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Department of Public Administration and Management , Babe?-Bolyai University

No 8, TAD 14 The disciplines and the study of Public Administration: Transatlantic perspectives in the margin of the 14th Administration and Public Management International Conference, Bucharest, June 6-18 2018 from Research Centre in Public Administration and Public Services, Bucharest, Romania

Abstract: Public sector reform has been one of the defining features of the public policy landscape for the past thirty years (Pollitt, Bouckaert, 2011), as governments continuously struggle to govern effectively in an increasing turbulent environment. Internal and external pressures for lean, efficient, innovative but at the same time democratic ways in solving public policy issues, means governments are in a position of constant struggle to both deliver on their responsibilities while constantly changing for the better. The case of Romania is particularly interesting, as a former communist state, reform has been even more of a priority then for a western country. In this paper I am looking at the evolution of the public sector reform in Romania, starting from the initiation of the EU integration process (year 2000 as a starting point) until present times. As in most cases, we see a hybrid development with substantial leaps forward sometimes followed by a period of stagnation or even regress. I used the NPM/NWS/NPG theoretical frame proposed by Pollitt and Bouckaert (2011) as general guidance in analyzing public sector reform. Compared to other Central and Eastern European countries, Romania can be considered a slow reformer, with some exceptions (fighting corruption for example). The paper is mostly theoretical and best serves as a general overview on where Romanian public sector reform is at present.

Keywords: public management reform; new public management; neo weberian state; new public governance; administrative reform (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 9 pages
Date: 2019-06
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