EVOLUTION OF PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICES OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS IN ROMANIA.

The specialized legislation on the regulation of public services reflected the specifics of each historical period. Public service is a complex notion, subject to evolution that has given rise over time to many contradictory discussions, being at the same time an essential notion for administrative law.Presenting the foundations of democracy, Aristotle outlined suma divisio between civil society, which relates to private interests, and the political society that defends "general utility" and "common good". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]