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Research and educational journal
Published quarterly since 2007
ISSN 1999-5431
E-ISSN 2409-5095
Issue 2011 no1 contents:
THE THEORY AND PRACTICES OF THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
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5–16
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The article is devoted to the search of a new model for interaction between the state and the citizen which has taken place worldwide during the last decades. The article considers the causes of the common fall of the authority of the traditional bureaucratic structures, in particular, some lack of their capability to respond adequately to social and technological challenges. This article shows serious changes that have been taking place in the national systems of public administration focusing on the specifics of Russia in this context. |
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17–26
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One of the problems, decreasing the effectiveness of the budgetary process in Moscow city, is an imperfection of the existing scheme of the territorial governance. Given the strict centralisation of the governance system, the staffing and resources potential of the local government’s authorities is not fully utilized. In the present article we consider a comparison analysis of the powers of the local governments and the inter-city municipal establishments of Moscow city, their budgetary and resources adequacy. We also suggested proposals on the modernization of the governance system at the level of the districts of Moscow city as a factor of the increase of budgetary process effectiveness. |
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37–52
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The article is devoted to the analysis of the phenomenon of local self-governing, with a new institutional theory being the basis of the analysis. The article analyses the institutional costs of local authorities in small towns and regions when they perform their functions. These costs are, in most cases, unproductive, which make the work of the municipal governments worse. The author introduces a new term “unproductive institutional costs” and proposes their genetics classification. |
FOREIGN EXPERIENCE
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53–80
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare different apartment ownership systems and analyze how to enhance the regular maintenance and repair of owner-occupied apartment buildings. The dwellings themselves are often in fairly good condition, but the common parts (e.g. walls, roofs, stairwells, and technical installations) are often poorly maintained. Design/methodology/approach – Apartment ownership systemsin tenEuropean countries (Austria, England, Finland, France, Germany, The etherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland) are analyzed, along with Canada, China, Russia, and the USA, and some of the main findings from each country are presented. Thematerial studied is primary legal sources together with the relevant literature. Findings – It seems that there are severe obstacles in the legislation of many countries. Some of these obstacles are: the non-existence of a proper decision-making body (e.g. homeowners’ association); the wide use of a qualified majority, or even the use of consensus, which makes it difficult to reach decisions; serious difficulties in getting loan financing for major repairs because of a lack of collateral and means to enforce the collection of payments; a lack of transparency and insufficient auditing procedures. Overall, it can be concluded that there are great variations between different countries. At the same time, many legal solutions are similar across certain groups of countries. Social implications – Weaknesses in the legislation is one of the main reasons for the continuous deterioration of an important part of the housing tock in many countries. If this deterioration continues, the quality of life of millions of occupants will gradually worsen. Originality/value – The paper provides a theoretical well-based analysis, combined with concrete suggestions. |
LEGAL ASPECTS OF THE STATE AND MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION
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97–114
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In accordance with the general rule established by the legislation on state control and antitrust legislation, the implementation of control powers by state and municipal institutions (state-financed organizations) is not allowed. However, despite the prohibitions, other federal laws and laws of subjects of the Russian Federation provide for the possibility of certain types of control (supervision) by institutions (state-financed organizations). In some cases, institutions are endowed with supervisory powers by bodies of executive power regulations. The study identified 6 types of audits exercised by federal institutions (state-financed organizations), 5 types of control (supervision), exercised by institutions of the RF subjects and 4 types of municipal control exercised by the municipal institutions (municipality-financed organizations). The article deals with the disadvantages of control by state and municipal agencies, as well as different options for solving this problem. |
E. Dobrolyubova,
Vladimir Yuzhakov
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115–132
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THE ANALYSES OF EXPERTS
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133–156
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In this paper, we regard public procurements as an instrument used by the state for indirect support of enterprises. In this context, we have posed the following questions: what place do the public procurements occupy in the system of relations between business and the state? Can we regard them as a component in “the system of exchanges” between enterprises and authorities? To what extent do public procurements are combined with measures for direct support of enterprises? To answer these questions, we used the data from a survey of enterprises conducted by the Institute for Industrial and Market Studies at the National Research University – Higher School of Economics in 2009. Our analysis gives us grounds to believe that as economic development of a region rises, direct support of enterprises declines giving way to indirect support by means of public procurements. |
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157–166
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The present article is devoted to studying of ideological foundations of administrative reform in Perm Krai. The factors which have been influencing realization of the reform are considered, legal foundations and stages of reformation of public administration at the regional level are identified in the article. The authors come to the conclusion that the transformations of public administration in Perm Krai are based on stable ideological foundations and correspond to main principles of the new public management in general. Simulation of market processes within the public sector and a stress on private sector styles of management have both unquestionable advantages, and considerable shortcomings which are also analyzed in the article. |
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