Issue №7. February 2006

Public Administration Reforms in the Context of Modern Social Development

Lyudmila T. Volchkova — Ph.D., Professor, Chair of Social Governance and Planning, Faculty of Sociology, Saint Petersburg State University.

Vera N. Minina — Ph.D., Professor, Faculty of Sociology, Saint Petersburg State University.

One of the most important features of the modern society is a transformation of an individual’s life, family life, large social groups, businesses and government agencies, economics, communications, cooperation, competition, property, governance and power. This transformation is a stable trend in modern social development. The article explores the modern social development and defines the approach to modern public administration reformation.

Keywords

Transformation, public administration, society, reforms.