decentralization

Local government functions and powers in the context of the process of decentralization of authority in Ukraine

The article concentrates on the separate aspects of local self-government functions and powers in the context of the process of authority decentralization in Ukraine. The author endorses the idea that the draft of Ukrainian law: “On amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine” (as to decentralization of power) that was added to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine agenda in 2015 does not provide for enlargement of powers of territorial communities. As a result such changes are primarily aimed at increasing the capacity of communities to exercise their powers.

Between centralism and federalization. Austrian model for the decentralization of public power

The article analyzes the constitutional reforms caused by the need to improve the state and legal system of the Austrian Empire after the Revolution 1848–1849 which resulted in the formation of the dualistic Austria-Hungary. The paper explains the essence and factors of the constitutional reforms. It has been established that the search of a constitutional system model lasted for several decades, ranging from the model of broad federalization of the country to strengthening the centralist tendencies.

The reform of local state administrations in the context of decentralization power in Ukraine

In the article is devoted to the problems reformations in local state administration.
Theoretical models of formation order, adoption and realization of managerial decisions in
local state administration are developed. There are defined problems of decentralization
reforms in Ukraine