Roads to Nowhere

by Ana Otilia Nutu,

The dirty little secret of Romania’s transport infrastructure sector is that money is no longer the main problem. It still gets less than it would ideally need, but more than it can currently manage. The real crisis is one of leadership and administrative capacity. Major infrastructure projects are like megafauna: visible from afar, they attract a lot of attention and arouse strong emotions among the wider public. As a result, politicians fall over themselves to get closer for photo-ops, looking concerned and responsible. However, this visibility effect does not necessarily lead to greater public awareness of the real needs and problems of the sector, or to better spending prioritization. Here is what is going on in Romania right now.

published in Vol 8 - No 2 - 2008 // The Long Way to Europe
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