The role of the local self-government in the development of human potential

The local self-government system in our country is undergone changes. It is connected with the fact that the state has begun to pay more attention to the problems of the local level. The authors think that the basic indicators of efficiency of activity of local authorities are the improvement of the population life quality and the increase of index of development of human potential. The educational level in Russia and some OECD countries is analyzed in the article. The main factors of discrepancy of a high level of education in Russia and the low level of GDP are provided in the article. The dominating role of education in the development of human resources is revealed. The article shows the key moments in the development of human resources at the local level and providing access to educational resources.

local self-government, local self-government autonomy, standard of living, human resources, human potential, knowledge, education, knowledge-based economy, index of development of human potential, level of education, access to educational services, knowledge society