THE INSTITUTIONAL POSITION OF SEAPORTS — AN INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON

The significant and thorough reconsideration of both tasks and responsibilities by the central governments is considered a real international phenomenon. There is an ongoing trend towards the increased mechanism of the market mechanism - we are talking about deregulation and privatization, and decentralization, including both functional and territorial; subject trend has become accepted worldwide for the past decades under the leadership of several former American and British political leaders, i.e. Reagan and Thatcher, respectively.

Even though the political doctrines were harmonized, the methods used for their of implementation were quite diverse. In America initially the decentralization opportunities that were presented by the so-called "New Federalism" were emphasized where the local government relied once more on its own vitality. In the meantime, the opportunities that were offered by privatization were mainly geared to contracting out. This is the useful document with the information useful to the people with professional interest in the industry.