Textbook. - M. : Infra-M, 2014. - 288 s. The textbook presents theoretical, methodological and practical questions on the program of the course "State and municipal administration" . Chapters and sections of the textbook on structure and content correspond to the state educational standard of higher professional education in the direction "State and municipal administration" . It is intended for students of all forms of education in the direction of "State and municipal administration" . It can also be used in the process of training and retraining of managers and employees of the republican, regional and municipal levels and is useful for university students, graduate students, teachers, practical employees of regional and municipal government bodies ..