Problems of local self-government reflected in the results of monitoring of municipalities’ mayors of Volgograd region

Abstract

T he en hanc ement of the role of loca l author ities and t h ei r r e sp on s ibi l it y for s ocio - e c onom ic development of territories makes more actual the problem of enhancing the efficiency of local self-government. Assessments of the results of the local self-government reform by heads of municipalities indicate that most of the problems in this sphere still remain unresolved. The key areas of state regulation of this institution of power, in the opinion of municipalities’ heads, are the following: improvement of the federal legislation with the aim of strengthening financial and economic foundations; implementation of a set of organizational measures, promoting coordination between regional and local authorities, as well as municipalities and their constituent settlements.