Özet:

As a corollary of social state paradigm, municipalities that have the responsibility of meeting the needs of peoples' local and common interest, support local and regional development with social municipality activities through increasing life standards of city- dwellers, establishing social balance and peace and justice. In this study, development is studied through its local and social dimensions and social-based services of municipalities are taken into consideration in terms of historical development, law foundations, functions and other applications. In addition, basic problems faced at social municipality framework are evaluated. Thus, social municipality activities have substantial effect on development. However, in order to increase efficiency and productivity in services, financial, legal, educational, administrative, ethical, technical and bureaucratic problems ought to be reviewed and permanent solutions need to be developed.

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