Basic historical framework for local and regional development. Concepts and theories of local and regional development. Models of local and regional development management. The role of local and regional units in managing their development . Promoting regional development through endogenous development approach. The EU Cohesion Policy and its impact on local and regional development. Management of regional development based on the new Guidelines of the EU Cohesion Policy and the Europe 2020 Strategy. Partnership principle in regional development and implementation of regional development programs in Croatia. Instructive examples of regional and local development. Strategic, institutional and legal frameworks for local and regional development in Croatia. Instruments for promoting local and regional development in Croatia. Regional and local development in Croatia within the context of EU accession. Promoting sustainable regional development in Croatia and the EU.