Шустов Владимир Геннадьевич

Article is devoted to the role of social theory of local government in the municipal reform of new Russia, and covers the period from 1995 to 2002 year. It was during this period that derives the stipulation of basic provisions of the public administration theory in the Russian legislation, and political capacity of the local government reaches its maximum.

Article is devoted to the role of political Institute of City Manager in the municipal reform. The main purpose of this publication is to study the political role that the Institute performs, in spite of its economic function.

The article is devoted to the main task of political reform creation of efficient local self-government. Main criteria of efficiency are underlined. Policy-legal analysis of laws on new institute of efficiency assessment is held and mechanism of its development is offered.

The main aim of the article is to explore the political potential of municipal authorities in municipal and regional political areas and its application in the terms of the new concept.

In the article the main periods of the second municipal reform are singed out, the tasks and the role of the reform in the regional scope are defined

В статье исследуются полномочия различных уровней публичной власти и процесс разграничения и передача полномочий от органов государственной власти органам местного самоуправления в рамках проводимой муниципальной реформы. По нашему мнению, это самая сложная проблема всей муниципальной реформы.