Problems of Municipal Administration in Russia and Ukraine
Yelizaveta Goryachenko1, Lyudmila Deyneko2
1Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Novosibirsk
2Institute for Economics and Forecasting, Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine
Keywords: municipal administration, Russia, Ukraine, local self-government, municipal unit, assessment of social and economic situation
Abstract
This article analyzes problems of municipal administration basing on a municipal managers comparative survey in Russia and Ukraine. Although the two countries have different social and economic situations, we observe similar weaknesses in local administration. The paper shows how imperfect the current laws and regulations are, because they are limiting the possibilities of local government. We draw a conclusion that it is necessary to devise a science-based concept of municipal reforms which would be relevant to constitutional principles of local government organization and would provide a reliable legal base for municipal administration.
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