Poboljšanje administrativnih procedura i smanjenje birokratije kao pravni instrument za unapređenje lokalnog ekonomskog razvoja u Republici Srbiji
Improvement Of Administrative Procedures And Reduction Of Bureaucracy As An Legal Instrument For Enhancing Local Economic Development Serbia

Summary/Abstract: Local economic development is a relatively new function of Serbian local governments, which is transferred to them within the process of decentralization. According to Article 20 (paragraph 1, item 9) of the Local Government Act ("Official Gazette of RS", no. 129/2007) which regulates the self-governing competences of decentralized units in Serbia, local self-governments, in accordance with the Constitution and the special Acts: "adopt programs and projects of local economic development and ensure an improvement of the overall framework for economic activity in local government unit." This Act made a significant change from the socially-oriented concept of local government (providing for various public services, social protection and safety of the population residing in the territory of a local unit) to the economically oriented local government whose task is to stimulate local economic development and create a favorable and enabling environment for investments. In a narrow sense, local economic development is understood as a process of strategic planning through cooperation of local authorities, the private sector and NGOs, aimed at encouraging investments that will ensure high and long-term economic growth of local communities. According to a survey conducted among investors in Serbia in 2008., regulatory and administrative legal barriers are the greatest weakness of the Serbian legal system in generamber 05l. Therefore, within above mentioned framework, the author analyzes the possibilities and constrains of this very important instrument for local economic development which is starting to be used in Serbia improvement of administrative procedures on a local level such as managing municipal estate, development of planning documents and capital investment plans, local fiscal and tax system etc.

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