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Inter-Municipal Cooperation: An Alternative Solution for The Amalgamation Projects?
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Abstract Over the last three decades the Republic of Moldova has experienced several waves of
reforms and counter-reforms. The governing political forces have implemented different reform
strategies, mostly of them influenced by their political interest are short-term. Recently, in the public and also in t... view more
Over the last three decades the Republic of Moldova has experienced several waves of
reforms and counter-reforms. The governing political forces have implemented different reform
strategies, mostly of them influenced by their political interest are short-term. Recently, in the public and also in the academic aworld we hear more and more about the need for an „administrativeterritorial” reform. There are several projects and approaches of the future reform. What is common to the most of the discussed projects is the solution offered to overcome existing territorial fragmentation – amalgamation of the local communities. The European experience in territorial organization of local public power offers solutions other than amalgamation. One of these solutions is inter-municipal cooperation. The problem is the following: can inter-municipal cooperation be a solution for overcoming the territorial fragmentation in the Republic of Moldova or it can only be acomplementary factor of the amalgamation?... view less
Keywords
Moldova; political reform; political strategy; reform policy; local politics; municipality; cooperation; regional reform
Classification
Special areas of Departmental Policy
Free Keywords
reform; amalgamation; inter-municipal cooperation
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 109-121
Journal
Journal of Danubian Studies and Research, 7 (2017) 1
ISSN
2284-5224
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed