Administrative reform is in Ukraine: modern state and perspectives

The current state and prospects of administrative reform in Ukraine are analysed in the article. The purpose of the administrative reform in Ukraine is to build an effective model of governance at the national, regional and local levels. Given that the role of regions in building a high quality modernized society is steadily increasing, the reform of public administration at local and regional level is the implementation of the social order for effective and responsible public institutions of executive power and local self-government and good governance. Based on the experience gained from the Ukrainian reforms in the late 1990’s the conclusion of an objective need for administrative reform at all levels of government is made. It is noted that the acceleration of socio-economic development of the state as a whole and its administrative-territorial units will depend on the reform momentum. Keywords: social and economic reforms, administrative reform, public administration, local self-government, public service, service in local self-government, criterion of efficiency.