The need for new regulation the field of regional development
The need for new regulation the field of regional development

Summary/Abstract: Regional development is, in a non-academic way, the most sensitive field of local government. Theorists and practitioners in the field of local government might ask the following questions: Why is regional development a sensitive field? Is regional development part of local public administration?In this analysis, through a comparative research, I am trying to answer the above mentioned questions by analyzing the legislation in the field of regional development, highlighting the discrepancies between the normative act adopted in 20041, when Romania was not part of the European Union and the normative act adopted in 2020 by the Romanian state2 , when the European Union recommended Romania to establish a public policy in the field of regional development in line with the European public policies of the regions. The comparative research of the normative acts revealed the fragility of the regional development field and the acute need to amend the normative act adopted in 2004 in the field of regional development, allowing it to be complemented by the normative act adopted in 2020 and regional development can experience real and efficient growth.

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