LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORM: PROCESSES, PROBLEMS, PARADOXES

Analysing the processes associated with the next reform of local government, the author comes to the conclusion that attempts to implant a socio-political institute which arose in Western Europe on the Russian soil were always unsuccessful, for living thing rejects a foreign matter. Evaluating the situation of local governance author found both certain advantages and disadvantages of the provisional draft law "General principles of the organization of local self- government in the unified system of public authority", based on the results of a survey of the heads of suburban municipal district settlements author emphasizes a need for policy decision in this field and justifies the need for radical changes in the system of training for positions of authority.