IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT INTER-MUNICIPAL COOPERATION: REVIEW RUSSIAN AND FOREIGN PRACTICE

Abstract

Purpose. Identification of priority forms of inter-municipal cooperation in Russia on the basis of studying the best international practices (for example, Germany, France, Denmark, Finland and Hungary). Methods. Inter-municipal co-operation was considered under the systemic and institutional approaches. The main research methods are the method of comparative analysis, modeling, methods of ordering and typology. Results and scientific novelty. Produced a review of Russian and foreign practices of inter-municipal cooperation in the context of European models of inter-municipal cooperation graduation. The authors have carried out a typology and ordering of forms and methods of inter-municipal cooperation in Russia and European countries, identified the advantages and disadvantages of each form, identified the most promising forms of inter-municipal cooperation for Russia.