DEVELOPMENT NEEDS IN LOCAL PUBLIC MANAGEMENT. VIEWS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM VALEA MOLDOVEI COMMUNE, SUCEAVA COUNTY, ROMANIA

Abstract

A key element for improving the quality of life in administrative-territorial units, local development must be a desideratum of both members of the local community and local public administration authorities, being necessary that the latter's efforts to be oriented according to the real needs declared by inhabitants. From such a direction, the purpose of this micro-research is to analyze the views of the inhabitants of Valea Moldovei Commune on real problems at the local level to identify ideas and project proposals for the development of the locality to which they belong. By interpreting the answers received from members of the local community who were questioned in carrying out this scientific approach, the following findings were possible: lack/ insufficiency of jobs, lack/ insufficiency of opportunities for cultural and leisure activities and the situation of the sewerage service are the main problems in the commune; the electricity and water networks satisfy the inhabitants to the greatest extent, by contrast with the sewerage network to which they declare themselves very dissatisfied; almost all the inhabitants support the need to implement projects for the development of the commune; the locality needs for development, mainly, projects in areas such as education/ training, social infrastructure and certification of traditional products specific to the area; most of the inhabitants declare themselves satisfied and pretty satisfied with living in the commune.