THE PERCEPTION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE GOVERNANCE ON THE WELFARE OF CITIZENS. THE EXPERIENCE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION FOUNDING STATES

Abstract

In this article we aim to analyze the importance of the governance process on the level of development existing in a state to investigate the perception of the role that governance has on the welfare of citizens, with reference to the founding states of the European Union. The research developed has shown that respondents have considered to the greatest extent that governance is important and very important for ensuring the well-being of citizens; the respondents were of the opinion that the founding states are well governed to a great extent; in terms of level of development, for the founding states, the respondents argued that it was high and very high; most of the respondents said the government system in a state influences the level of development in that state to a rather large extent and to a very large extent.