Quality of Life As an Indicator of the Social Contract

Local government plays a key role in improving the quality of life of the population, which is the most important indicator of the effectiveness of the implementation of the social contract between the state and citizens. Quality of life is not only the goal of socio-economic development, but also a direct indicator of how effectively the obligations of both parties are fulfilled. The state develops and implements various tools to improve the quality of life, including management mechanisms, assessment standards and feedback from citizens. Local government, ensuring the participation of residents in solving the problems of socio-economic development of the city, not only increases the level of responsibility and transparency of decision-making at the local level, but also helps to reduce social tension.

Organization of local self-government activities, formation of effective work of local authorities is a key direction of evolution of the modern state, being the basis for democratic changes in society and its improvement in the interests of citizens. In order to achieve maximum efficiency, approaches and evaluation criteria are developed that allow identifying problems in the process of implementing management policy. The current system of indicators and methods for evaluating the effectiveness of local self-government activities do not take into account the specifics of territorial development; there are structural shortcomings associated with the criteria used for evaluation. The performance evaluation system is turning into a simple reporting tool for government agencies and citizens, rather than an effective way to improve functioning. As a result, the opportunity to fully use feedback to really improve the quality of life and strengthen public trust, which is a key element of the social contract, is missed.