Evaluation Culture and Capacity in Romanian Public Institutions at Regional and Local Level

Abstract

This paper presents a research study conducted in 97 Romanian public institutions at regional and local level. Two dimensions are analysed: evaluation culture and evaluation capacity, the first one being at the core of the second. Based on our own observations and on some other assessments, the existing evaluation capacity cannot be improved without real commitment towards learning from evaluation. Even if a strong evaluation culture and capacity cannot be perceived, Romanian public institutions at regional and local level show specific features in order to be optimistic about a development of a strong evaluation culture in the future.