Political and economic autonomy of local self-government as a factor of social infrastructure development in Russia

Abstract

The purposes of this article are problem analysis of social infrastructure in Russia; investigation of conditions and factors in governmental and local administration, which define development parameters of it; case study about the adequacy of high centralized governmental power when solving problems of social infrastructure. In this article, there is a proposed development strategy of social infrastructure, expert interview (local authorities of Russia), and local people interview. As a result of the investigation, today's development level of social infrastructure in Russia rated by local authorities and local people is very low. Development limitations of social infrastructure in modern Russia are due to, first of all, problems of institutional imbalances: Narrowing autonomy of local selfadministration because of the absence of effective resource support to its activity, deformation within relationships between regional and federal authorities, uncertainty specifics of municipal property, a crisis of public confidence in government. Points for practitioners: Social infrastructure defines the level and quality of population lives, which is why development strategy is considered as one of the important factors and has a high priority in governmental and municipal politics in democratic countries, analysis of those specific problems, reflects undoubted interest for scientists and practitioners. Comparative analysis of administrative practices, a study of Russian experience helps to form activity directions of governmental and local authorities in a more effective way to assist the development of social infrastructure.

Factores de desarrollo local desde el enfoque de la gestión organizativa

“…Esto también incluye factores locales: económico, geográfico, histórico, demográfico, cultural, étnico y gerencial. Su influencia es constante, la dinámica del estado es estable, los cambios reales son posibles sólo con un impacto sistémico en la gestión más a menudo regional que a nivel local (Frolova et al, 2020).…”