... according to the EU acquis meeting the EU requirements. The intent to join the EU requires professional administration, development of human resources and increase of financial resources in order to successfully implement national policies. Decentralization Albania Local autonomy Territorial reform...

...Nicolas Keuffer Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate to what extent the initiatives of local governments to launch modernisation processes are facilitated by local autonomy, which is increasingly important in both the theory and practice of public policy and management. Design...