DECENTRALIZATION OF PUBLIC AUTHORITY IN UKRAINE: THE EXPERIENCE OF EUROPEAN STATES
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.29038/2524-2679-2023-02-286-300Keywords:
decentralization, administrative and territorial reform, Ukraine, public power, transformation, European Charter of local self-governmentAbstract
The article analyzes the issue of reforming the system of local self-government, which arose before the Ukrainian state after the collapse of the Soviet Union and gaining independence. The successful implementation of the decentraliza- tion reform led to the achievement of such critical factors as the strengthening of socio-economic growth, approximation to European models of the social and political system, and a return to the historically characteristic model of local self- government. The achievement of the above-mentioned factors was studied, which involved the transition from a vertical management system where decisions are made «from top to bottom» to a people-centric one where decisions are made locally. Also, an important consequence of the successful restructuring should have been the rapprochement of Ukraine with the European model of the power system, especially at the basic level, which was intended to speed up the course on the path of integration into European institutions. The use of the experience of European states, which played one of the key roles in the reform process, was studied. The experience of Eastern European, post-communist states turned out to be quite useful for Ukraine. At the same time, it is noted that Ukraine not only copied the positive aspects of the reform from its neighbors, but also success- fully integrated them into its own political, economic, and historical realities. The Ukrainian experience in carrying out the reform of local self-government and decentralization of power will undoubtedly be useful for other states that will aim to carry out similar reforms.
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