Abstract
Perfecting the local governance institutions in a modern and effective manner is an urgent requirement in our country today to implement the Party's policy of "renovating national governance in a modern and effective direction" set out in the Documents of the 13th National Party Congress. This article analyzes the characteristics of local governance, the requirements, directions and solutions to perfect local governance institutions in our country in comparison with the traditional concept of public management and state management at the local level. This research is funded by the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) under project code 505.01-2021.07.