Local self-government in Ukraine: Strategic priorities and problems of realization

Abstract

This article is dedicated to the issues of the current state of some problems in Ukraine in the direction of
development and reinforcement of the system of local self-government as a display of the most important element
of local democracy. In the context of reformation, which now takes place in Ukraine, this topic and relevant
problems are very topical as an example of formation of local democracy on post-soviet space. A lot of these
countries have the same problems as Ukraine. In this article, the main problems hindering the way of effective
system of local self-government were not only defined, but also the main possible ways of their solutions were
given.
Key words: Decentralisation of power, local democracy, local self-government, open society.