Improving the Relationship between Public Authorities and Local Governments in the Process of Decentralization

Goal – to analyze the activities of public authorities and local governments in the context of decentralization, to identify the main problems of the relationship between public authorities and local governments in order to improve their work. Research methodology – in the article the author applied general (system analysis method, method of argumentation theory) and private scientific methods of cognition (legal: formal‑legal and comparative‑legal methods). Score/results – the article analyzes the process of decentralization of public administration, on the basis of domestic experience, offers ways of functional and structural optimization of relations between public authorities, explores the principles of improving the relationship between public authorities and local governments in the decentralization process. Originality/value – the work is done by the author independently without any help and assistance of others. The article provides links to citations, as well as links to legislation. The nature of the article is a review report.