Abstract:
In view of Romania’s integration into the European Union structures,
it is necessary to establish a coherent development strategy so that all the
administrative territorial units both the more and the less developed are able
to receive substantial funding so that the investment effort in the field should
achieve the projected efficiency and match that of other EU local
communities.
Local development strategies consist of at least seven features that
local managers with duties in the field should be familiar with: vision for the
future, creativity, flexibility, action, creation for action, focus on change,
focus on sustainable returns. The local development strategy is both a
planning process and a product that promotes partnership among the various
local stakeholders: 1. local government; 2. local community; 3. private
sector; 4. representatives of the civil society. The aim of this partnership is to
enable a common analysis of issues related to development, future
vision/future projections, resource mobilization, the preparation of
development strategies and projects, as well as their implementation,
monitoring and evaluation. Any local strategy includes an preliminary phase
which consists of the assessment and analysis of the key indicators in the
community where the development strategy is implemented.
