Territorial Reform in Local Self-Government of Modern Russia (Organizational and Legal Problems)

Student: Merkulenko Aleksandr

Educational Programme: Public Law (Master)

Final Grade: 9

Year of Graduation: 2019

Government of Modern Russia (Organizational and Legal Problems)”. In this paper the author represents the results of a study of the changes that have been taking place in recent years in the territorial basis of local self-government of the Russian Federation. Two tendencies are described - the enlargement of municipalities and the creation of inner-city areas. Each of the tendencies has been studied in detail, taking into account the peculiarities of legislation and practice. The author describes the reasons for these processes, formalizes them by classifying their individual branches, and also indicates the results of the territorial reform. The historical and foreign experience and suggestions on improving the legislation on regulating the territorial basis of local self-government are given.

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