Decentralization of power as the conditions and principles of effective power system construction in a modern democratic state
construction in a modern democratic state This article analyzes the theoretical foundations of the decentralization of power as the guiding principle of building an effective system of power in democratic states of the European sample. We study the content of the vertical and horizontal decentralization of power, as well as the three aspects of its implementation: the geographical, political and administrative. Emphasizes the desirability of combining the efforts of institutions of government and society to the introduction of decentralization processes in all these aspects and levels.