title: ISSUES OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT IN KAZAKHSTAN: A LITERATURE REVIEW
abstract: The development of local self-government is essential for fostering citizen participation in ad-dressing regional issues, enhancing civic engagement, deepening democracy within the political sys-tem, and increasing citizens’ understanding of the decision-making process at the state level. In Ka-zakhstan, several significant decisions have been made in recent years, including the introduction of a fourth level of the budget and the direct election of aul akims (mayors of villages, towns, and citi
journal: Journal of Philosophy Culture and Political Science