Abstract

Local governments in countries around the world are organized into many levels; the organization method also has its own characteristics based on the political, cultural and social characteristics of each country. In terms of management, the organization of a streamlined local government that operates effectively and efficiently is always of interest to leaders of each country in order to both save the state budget and best meet the legitimate rights and interests of the people. In terms of research, the organization of local governments is also a topic of interest to many researchers as a key content in the organization of the state apparatus. In this article, the author focuses on analyzing the practice of organizing local governments in Vietnam in combination with a number of local government organization models in the world. Using qualitative research methods through synthesizing and analyzing secondary documents, the author points out a number of principles and models of local government organization that are popular in the world; Point out the advantages and limitations in the way of organizing local government in Vietnam. From that reality, the author discusses scientifically some contents to research innovation, aiming to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the local government apparatus in Vietnam.

Keywords

  • Local government
  • Decentralization model
  • Dual supervision model
  • dual subordination model

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