Dubych K. Mechanisms of Public Administration in Social Services Delivery System

In the thesis, the mechanisms of public administration in social services system have been defined and their theoretical and methodological base have been justified. The essence of social services has been revealed. The mechanisms of public administration in the system of social services delivery have been classified and characterized. The integral mechanism of public administration in social services delivery system has been developed. The Concept of social services delivery system modernization as the author's research model for improvement of the mechanisms has been formed. It was proved that conceptual approaches to reforming the social services delivery system must based on the decentralization and subsidiarity principles. The terminology in area of social services delivery has been clarified and improved.