Title: Local government reform and the New Moscow City Soviet
Abstract: Reform of the system of local government election made possible a democratic victory when Moscow voted in a new soviet in the spring of 1990. It was hoped that the new deputies would make use of powers transferred to the state system from the communist party as a consequence of the political reforms initiated by Gorbachev in 1988 to forge ahead with the reform process at the local level. At the same time, they would set about improving the quality of life for Moscow's citizens. Attempts to bring about change on the part of the new Moscow soviet foundered, however, in the absence of a clear demarcation of powers in the city. Sessions of the soviet degenerated into a squabble over power between the executive and legislative branches of local government, which intensified following the reorganization of the city's administration in the summer of 1991, culminating in the resignation of Gavriil Popov in June 1992. Pressing problems of city government were thus left unresolved. At the same time, the continuing claims to precedence of Union and Federal agencies left local authorities powerless to pursue their own vision of change in the city.
Publication Year: 1993
Publication Date: 1993-09-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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