Romanova, ValentynaUmland, Andreas2021-06-212021-06-212019Romanova V. Ukrainian Local Governance Prior to Euromaidan: The Pre-History of Ukraine’s Decentralization Reform / Valentyna Romanova, Andreas Umland // Kennan Cable. - 2019. - No. 44. - 9 p.https://ekmair.ukma.edu.ua/handle/123456789/20125Democratic states often decentralize power because the dispersion of prerogatives and responsibilities improves the involvement of ordinary people in government. Political elites in semi- or non-democratic states, in contrast, tend to prefer power concentration, as they benefit from centralized decision-making and implementation; policymakers in regionally diverse states may promote centralized power in order to prevent secession.enDecentralization ReformEuromaidanLocal GovernanceArticleArticle