<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The last years were of profound transformation in public services that knows more or less the challenge from the private sector. A second dimension of competitiveness for the public services staring from 2007 was the free access of the citizens to at least education and health services in European Union. The paper aims to show the evolution of the cohabitation of the public and private sectors on the services of public interest, their development and evolution in different regions. Identifying and highlighting the key issues in competitiveness and quality of the services provided, will give us the main lines for the further development and public policies that should be considered. Considering the cohesion policy of European Union, an analysis of the public and private sectors in public services in Romanian counties could drive us to a conclusion about the affordability and the quality of the services. Using the statistics it can be show the regional distribution of the service providers especially for education, health, water supply and other services. The integrated analysis we offer a global picture of the regional potential and development. Based on the findings the public decision makers could better set up the sectorial public policies and the public spending. Never the less, the European support could be also directed to increase the quality and efficiency of the public services.</p></abstract>

The last years were of profound transformation in public services that knows more or less the challenge from the private sector. A second dimension of competitiveness for the public services staring from 2007 was the free access of the citizens to at least education and health services in European Union. The paper aims to show the evolution of the cohabitation of the public and private sectors on the services of public interest, their development and evolution in different regions. Identifying and highlighting the key issues in competitiveness and quality of the services provided, will give us the main lines for the further development and public policies that should be considered. Considering the cohesion policy of European Union, an analysis of the public and private sectors in public services in Romanian counties could drive us to a conclusion about the affordability and the quality of the services. Using the statistics it can be show the regional distribution of the service providers especially for education, health, water supply and other services. The integrated analysis we offer a global picture of the regional potential and development. Based on the findings the public decision makers could better set up the sectorial public policies and the public spending. Never the less, the European support could be also directed to increase the quality and efficiency of the public services.

Competitiveness and sustainable development in public services

National University of Political Studies and Public Administration

National Scientific Research Institute for Labour and Social Protection

Management & Marketing

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The last years were of profound transformation in public services that knows more or less the challenge from the private sector. A second dimension of...

Competitiveness and sustainable development in public services

Published Online: Apr 18, 2019

Page range: 108 - 129

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mmcks-2019-0008

Keywords
competitiveness, sustainable development, regional distribution, affordability, quality management, public services

© 2019 Adriana Grigorescu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Competitiveness and sustainable development in public services

Published Online: Apr 18, 2019

Page range: 108 - 129

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mmcks-2019-0008

Keywordscompetitiveness, sustainable development, regional distribution, affordability, quality management, public services

© 2019 Adriana Grigorescu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
competitiveness, sustainable development, regional distribution, affordability, quality management, public services