title: DECENTRALISATION AND LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT AS KEY ISSUES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM IN UKRAINE: CURRENT STATE AND NEW OBJECTIVES TO BE ATTENDED
abstract: This article presents the status and the main objectives of the decentralisation process and local self-government development in Ukraine. Decentralisation is analyzed as an integrated part of wider public administration reform. A well-functioning public administration is necessary for democratic governance. It also directly impacts upon governments' ability to provide public (administrative and municipal) services and to foster competitiveness and growth. Public administration reform should lea
journal: Baltic Journal of Economic Studies