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Local self-government in Russia: Precarious trajectory between power and law

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Local Democracy in Post-Communist Europe

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In talking about the development of local self-government (LSG) in Russia, the key interest will be in the institutionalization of local government, first, in analyzing the legal provisions and, then, to which degree these institutions have been put in place.

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Wollmann, H., Butusova, N. (2003). Local self-government in Russia: Precarious trajectory between power and law. In: Baldersheim, H., Illner, M., Wollmann, H. (eds) Local Democracy in Post-Communist Europe. Urban Research International, vol 2. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-10677-7_8

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