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Public sector reform has arguably been one of the defining features of the public policy landscape for the past three decades (Pollitt and Bouckaert 2011). Public organizations are faced with an ever-increasing array of problems, are expected to implement and develop strategies necessary to respond in an efficient manner to complex social, economic and political challenges. At the same time, there are numerous instances where they are seen as part or even the source for these problems. Thus, public organizations are a constant subject to rigorous and extensive management reforms (Andrews et al. 2013, 2014).
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Hințea, C.E., Profiroiu, M.C., Țiclău, T.C. (2019). Introduction. 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_1
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