Goncharov, V. I. On the Question of the Conception of ‘Local Self-Government’ as a Level of Public Authority in Russia

Abstract: One side of such a complex phenomena as the local self-government is the fact that it is one of the levels of public authority. The definition of the local self-government is a bright example of it. It defines self-government as ‘the right and real power of the local authorities to regulate and govern a large part of public affairs acting within the law, at one’s r isk and for the benefit of the local population’.

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