PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AS A FORM OF IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC POWER

Abstract

The article reveals the essence of public management as a form of implementation of public power. It has been established that the concept of «management» is quite close to the concept of «power» in terms of content. It was established that at the end of the 20th – at the beginning of the 21st century, the concept of power changed radically. The decisive criterion for such changes was the transition from the «state-centric ideology», according to which a person is perceived as a «subordinate object», to the so-called human-centric ideology, according to which the state should, relatively speaking, «serve» the interests of citizens (that is, act for the good person). All this led to the need to revise the legal category «state power» and apply the new legal concept «public power». It is emphasized that it is not about the disappearance of the category «state power», but about its replacement by the more comprehensive term «public power», one of the constituent elements of which remains state power. It was found that the constitutions of the vast majority of modern states enshrine the principle of separation of powers, according to which state power is exercised on the basis of its division into legislative, executive and judicial. It is noted that each of the three powers – legislative, executive and judicial – is implemented in its own unique form. For the legislative power, this is law-making; for the executive power – public management; for the judiciary – justice. It was concluded that public management is one of the forms of manifestation of public power, which is based on the principle of people's sovereignty, which declares the people to be its bearer and the only source of power, carried out in the interests and with the aim of meeting the needs of the entire society. Among the main features of public management, the following are highlighted: it is a form of manifestation of public power; it is based on the principle of popular sovereignty, which declares the people to be the bearer of sovereignty and the only source of power in society; is carried out in the interests and in order to meet the needs of the entire society.