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Strategy and the concept of strategic thinking are not usually associated with the public sector. In general, the public sector is described using labels such as short-term decision-making, improvising on the spot, lack of strategic perspective, red tape and poor organization of activities. This negative picture has started to change in the last decades, triggered by heavy criticism from both citizens and practitioners, with strategic planning being included as an essential component of reform.
Our intention with the current research and book is to offer a comparative, transnational perspective regarding the planning undertaken by local communities throughout the countries included in the study. The research was mainly driven by the lack of relevant and up-to-date empirical data on how local communities do planning and how it is used in the local governance process.
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In Hungary, planning is mostly done by the financial department or infrastructure/urban planning department; Russia is a very similar case.
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In communities with a strong Mayor.
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Countries with a rather centralized system are Russia, Turkey and Hungary after 2010.
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Planning is something that needs to be done rather that something they want to do.
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France is a mixed case as before the 1980s the system was centralized but several reforms in the last 20 years have given more autonomy and power to local authorities.
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Hințea, C.E., Profiroiu, M.C., Țiclău, T.C. (2019). Transnational Perspectives on Strategic Planning in Local Communities. In: Hințea, C., Profiroiu, M., Țiclău, T. (eds) Strategic Planning in Local Communities. Governance and Public Management. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03436-8_9
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