The role of decentralization in the Romanian public administration system: analysis, theory and models
The role of decentralization in the Romanian public administration system: analysis, theory and models

Summary/Abstract: Modern society, characterized by contradictions and pluralism, involves a wide variety of social behaviors and, therefore, taking decisions at the central level is not enough, and this makes it necessary to adapt the decision-making process to local conditions (Alexandru, 2005: 148). Decentralization is an administrative organization system that allows human communities and the public service to administer their selves, under state control, which gives them legal status, allows the establishment of their authority and equips them with the necessary resources (Balducci, 1987: 150). An extremely important role in public administration is the relationship between deconcentration and decentralization. Administrative devolution is a step located between centralization and administrative decentralization, a so-called ''mitigating centralization or weak decentralization '' (Preda, 1995: 287). Both decentralization and deconcentration represent a process through which the transfer of jurisdictions of administrative nature occurs from the center of the state to legal institutions, others than the central ones, in the local community plan. The deconcentration principle, as opposed to the concentration, consists of recognizing certain decision-making powers for the state agents, organized on territorial basis, but such decision-making powers are limited only to the administrative units where they were formed.

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