The 2003-2005 National Human Development Report (NHDR)
for Romania is the eighth since 1995, and focuses on local
governance and human development as a key theme of the
MillenniumDevelopmentGoals (MDGs). During the last decade,NHDRs
in Romania have made strong policy recommendations both for national
and international actions. The proposals, some emphasizing suggestions,
some putting forward new approaches, have drawn both criticism and
praise. But most importantly, they have helped to open policy debates to
wider possibilities inanarray of keydevelopmentandtransition issues.
In signing the European Charter of Local Self-Government in
1994 and ratifying it in 1998, Romania made a commitment to local
governance and undertook some steps to encourage local selfgovernment
and to strengthen it. The government also publicly
recognized the right of its citizens to take part in the management of
public affairs. Over the past five years, the Romanian government
adopted a series of specific measures to reform local public
administration, which drew on the European Charter of Local Self-
Government
Year: 2005 Type: National Reports Region: Eastern Europe & Central Asia Country: Romania
