Strategic planning in local communities : a cross-national study of 7 countries / Călin Emilian Hințea, Marius Constantin Profiroiu, Tudor Cristian Țiclau, editors

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction -- Through the looking-glass: what does strategic planning reveal in French local governments? -- Strategic planning in post-Communist settings: the example of Hungary -- Strategic planning in local public administration: the case of Romania -- Local strategic planning: the case ofo Russia -- Actors, aims and challenges of local strategic planning in Spain -- Strategic planning experience in Turkish municipalities -- Strategic planning in US municipalities -- Transnational perspectives on strategic planning in local communities

This is a comparative international study of the patterns of planning in local governments. While strategic planning has been a field of interest for public management and administrative science for over half a century there are very few cross-national studies of the specifics of planning in local governments. The book analyses the planning activities of local authorities in 7 diverse countries: France, Hungary, Romania, Russia, Spain, Turkey and USA. Although theoretical models of strategic planning are used, the book's findings point to a very diverse and interesting environment with cultural, political and legal factors playing a significant role in shaping how planning is done in each country