scholarly journals CITIES AS CENTERS OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN THE DIMENSION OF THE OBJECTIVES OF INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (3) ◽  
pp. 70-84
Author(s):  
Mariana MELNYK ◽  
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Iryna LESHCHUKH ◽  

The main tasks of inclusive growth are determined, in particular: development of human capital; improving the quality of life of citizens, reducing inequality and poverty; development of social and economic involvement; careful use of natural resources and protection of the environment; territorial unity and elimination of regional disparities. The tight dependence (R = 0.84) between the index of global competitiveness of the countries and the index of inclusiveness of development is shown. The authors reveal the relationship between the intensity of urbanization processes and indicators of natural and migration growth (reduction) of the population; indicators of economic development and quality (comfort) of life for the inhabitants of the cities of Ukraine; indicators of institutional (including infrastructure) development of cities and assessments of their inhabitants regarding quality and comfort of living; indicators of economic development and investment attractiveness of the cities of Ukraine. The current trends in the development of the IT sphere as a key driver for the implementation of inclusive development are analyzed. Priority measures for achieving the objectives of inclusive development of cities and regions are named, in particular: (i) the enhancement and effective use of human potential, which is primarily the education, retention in a city and preservation of the concentration in various fields of creative people who are able to develop creative and innovative activities; (ii) development and implementation at the national level of urban audit, such as in the EU countries; (iii) when developing an effective policy of reforms in Ukraine, taking into account not only statistical but also sociological results of the assessment of social sentiment, especially under conditions of decentralization of authority, responsibility and decision-making; (iv) use of participatory management and partner approach in developing a common vision of urban development based on inclusiveness.

Author(s):  
Irina N. Titova

Effective implementation of regional policy is impossible without assessing the current environment of the region’s functioning, which is formed under the influence of internal factors. Among the many factors that determine the socio-economic development of the region, we have identified: human potential, innovation potential, investment potential, digitalization of the economy, production potential, quality of life and infrastructure development. Each of the selected factors can be characterized by using a system of statistical indicators. In regional forecasts, internal factors act as control parameters, changing them it is possible to find an opportunity to change the course and direction of socio-economic processes in the region. This explains the necessity and relevance of the study. The purpose of this article is to form a set of indicators to assess the factor load on the socio-economic development of the region and determine its vector. The method of factor analysis on an indicative basis was used for achieving this goal. The importance of factorial analysis lies, first of all, in the fact that its results will make it possible to assess the share of influence of each factor on the “level of socio-economic development of the region” and to develop appropriate tools for managing growth factors. Taking into account the formed system of indicators, an analysis of the Central Black Earth macroregion areas economic development was carried out. The greatest factor load on the socio-economic development of the region is exerted by the innovation potential, production potential and human potential of the region. As a result of the study, a matrix of the regions distribution by the level of socio-economic development was built, reflecting the position of the region in dynamics. During the study period, the Voronezh region occupies a leading position, and the Tambov region is an outsider region. In addition, for each region, growth factors and restrictions on the development of the region were identified, which must be taken into account when building regional forecasts.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 40-54
Author(s):  
Elena V. Onishchenko ◽  
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Vladimir A. Slepchenko ◽  

The main content of the study is the analysis of the interpretation of the term “natural and recreational potential” in its modern understanding, given the increased role of the tourism industry in preserving and building up human potential in the post-pandemic period. The study of this problem against the background of the new Tourism and the Hospitality Industry National Project currently being developed is relevant, since it affects the key component of the natural resource base for the development of the national economy, reveals the strategic prospects for ensuring sustainable socio-economic development of the regions of the country with recreational and tourist specialization. The authors conclude that the natural recreational potential is not only the totality of the natural recreational resources of the territory in their quantitative and qualitative representation, but also the prevailing conditions for their use (subjective and objective), latent capacities that can limit or activate the development of tourist activities in the regions. The hierarchical structure of the natural and recreational potential of the region is presented, which includes, in addition to natural recreational resources, a group of factors that affect the efficiency of their use. The paper determines that access to the technological aspects of tourism industry management, using digitalization in the Big Data mode, is a key factor in ensuring the rational and effective use of natural and recreational potential in the creation of regional tourism products, to promote sustainable socio-economic development regions of Russia. In the course of the research, along with general scientific methods, systemic and structural-functional approaches, comparative and retrospective methods of analysis were used.


2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 2047-2057
Author(s):  
Isabek B. Murtazaev Et al.

This article examines the specific features and problems of economic development of Navoi region. It is known that today a "completely new system of rapid economic development of the regions of the republic, including the organization of the effective use of their natural, economic and human potential" has been introduced. This system is implemented on the principle of "neighborhood - district (city) - region - republic." It requires the development of targeted practical measures for the development of the region, taking into account the specifics of the regions and the level of development. This is because the location of the productive forces of the regions differs from each other by their natural and economic potential. In particular, research aimed at ensuring the sustainable development of Navoi region, which is of strategic importance in the country, improving the living standards of the population, increasing production and export potential, effective use of natural and economic potential is of great importance. The article assesses the current state of specialization of the economy of the districts of Navoi region and develops recommendations for future specialization through the effective use of existing opportunities;


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 12-18
Author(s):  
Elmurod Saparov ◽  

This article describes reforms aimed at ensuring openness and transparency of the budget in Uzbekistan based on the Action Strategy for 2017-2021. Suggestions and recommendations were made to increase the transparency of the process of financing regional programs of socio-economic development.The purpose of the study is to analyze the current situation with the transparency of financing programs for the socio-economic development of regions, to develop proposals and recommendations for the effective use of local budgets in the future by increasing transparency.Scientific novelty of the research:1. The need to increase the role of mass media in strengthening public control over the spending of budget funds at the national level, ensuring the effective implementation of regional (regional, district and city) budgets;2. It is proposed to achieve the focus on financing the planned activities for socio-economic development of the regions by strengthening the activity of citizens in monitoring the implementation of budgets;3. In order to ensure the transparency of budget processes, it is necessary to regularly publish indicators related to budget execution on the official websites and periodicals of territorial (regional, district and city) executive bodies.Keywords. State budget, local budgets, budget funding, budget process, budget process transparency, funding of regional programs


Author(s):  
John Knodel ◽  
Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan

This chapter examines the critical roles played by demographic trends and development levels in explaining cross-country variations in grandparental care in Southeast Asia. Based on analyses of recent national-level surveys of older persons in Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, we examine the extent and circumstances of grandparenting and their consequences from the perspective of grandparents. Results indicate that substantial proportions of older persons live in households with coresident grandchildren and commonly provide grandparental childcare. Although skip-generation households remain uncommon in all three countries, in accordance with development levels they are by far most common in Thailand and least in Myanmar. Differences in economic development and fertility trends account for much of the observed differences in grandparental care by affecting grandchildren availability and migration of adult children. The chapter concludes by discussing the implications of changing grandparenting patterns for the renegotiation and reinterpretation of the intergenerational contract in the coming decades..


2021 ◽  
pp. 245513332110476
Author(s):  
Faisal Hassan Issa

National governments set policies that affect local level development and influence the pace and content of development initiatives. Local economic development (LED) initiatives require a more robust focus on issues that places local government authorities at centre stage. For decades, at the local government authority level, much effort has been seen in the social development arena shadowing efforts to promote local businesses through business development services. National level organs set to promote businesses and to support the business agenda are expected to be the change catalysts and to propagate supportive policies for sustainable local economic development objectives. Nonetheless, the desired integration of efforts between national and local authorities and the civil society is yet to be observed. Additionally, frequent policy changes affecting the balance of power and authority between the national and local level authorities impact less positively local capacity to promote businesses despite the national efforts in infrastructure development. It is observed that better integration of efforts between the different actors, increased capacity of local authorities and implementation of local initiatives to surmount local challenges while working on policy attributed gaps, are necessary for promoting businesses at the local authority level.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larisa Tesheva ◽  

The article is devoted to the study of the content and nature of economic development as a category of economic science, taking into account the specifics of its understanding for the agricultural sector. The key definitions of economic development of famous scientists are highlighted. The understanding of economic development as focusing on the domestic market, by stimulating consumption and production within the country is considered. The inseparability of the combination of economic development and evolution of the biosphere as a human living environment is proved. The crucial role of human potential in ensuring economic development has been identified. The analysis of many approaches within the framework of economic theory to the understanding of economic development in terms of their advantages, disadvantages, key problems and understanding of the nature of economic development (Keynesian, neoclassical, old institutional, neo-institutional and left-radical) is presented. It is determined that in modern conditions, economic development should be considered a complex process that takes place throughout the globalization space, but is radically different between different states. This requires both detailing its nature and the process of implementation at the macroeconomic level of a particular national economy, and determining the role of supranational institutions as special regulators of the world economy. The key supranational institutions that regulate the economic development of the agricultural sector of our state are considered. The ways of influence of the mentioned supranational institutions are determined. The direct dependence of the modern economic development of the agricultural sector in Ukraine on the state and dynamics of the world agricultural market is proved. Areas of understanding the nature of economic development (relationship with welfare, cyclical nature, changes in various areas of socio-economic systems) and existing models (single-line, parallel and civilizational development) are considered. The relationship between economic development and economic growth has been studied. The concept of sustainable and inclusive development is considered. An understanding of economic development within the concept of sustainable and inclusive development for the agricultural sector is proposed.


The article identifies features of an inclusive model of economic development. Different approaches to determining the essence of an inclusive type of economic development are considered. One of which defines inclusive development as sustainable economic growth, whose main purpose is to reduce poverty and inequality. The second approach defines inclusive development as the process of expanding people's involvement in GDP creation, ensuring equal opportunities for realizing their human potential regardless of socio-economic conditions, gender, place of residence and ethnic roots. The purpose of the article is to explore the world and European experience of implementing the models of inclusive development, to study and summarize their main benchmarks and indicators. It has been determined that the model of inclusive development is based on the following conditions: the state is obliged to enable every person to fully realize his or her potential; to be an active member of society; receive decent pay for the results of their work; equal access to work results, which implies a uniform and sufficient distribution of work results between employees, entrepreneurs and the state through a balanced amount of wages, income and taxes; accessibility to high quality educational and medical services, etc. The features of the American, European, Chinese and Norwegian models of inclusive development are analyzed. Their main priorities and guidelines for social protection and inclusion are highlighted. Ways to achieve inclusive growth are identified. The analysis of economic growth, poverty, population stratification, social guarantees, social expenditures has been carried out. Therefore, investments in education, solving social, national, cultural, demographic, environmental problems, development of health care, science will contribute to the formation of a new economic structure, which will be based on the principles of inclusiveness.


Author(s):  
NATALIIA TOLSTYKH

The article sheds light on various approaches that seek to determine how widespread poverty and life on a low income are in Ukraine nowadays. As a social phenomenon, poverty has traditionally been associated with destitution and living below the subsistence level set by the government. However, the author holds the view that life on a low income not only means living near or below the poverty line. There is another part of Ukraine’s population that should also be considered needy — those whose income is less than twice as the subsistence level, and most of them are also subject to socio-economic deprivation. Drawing upon the findings of a social survey conducted by the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine in 2019, the paper analyses the standard of living among different income groups. Particular attention is given to consumption patterns and social well-being of respondents in the lower income brackets. From the data, it can be inferred that living conditions of many Ukrainians are inadequate to sustain and develop human potential; furthermore, the low-income households have literally to struggle every day to make ends meet. The author brings into focus the main macroeconomic factors contributing to this situation and its adverse effect on the nation’s social potential. Some of the most common social consequences of living on a low income have been identified, such as limited consumption, a person’s dissatisfaction with life and his/her position in society. The above-mentioned survey also provides the estimates of how much the current subsistence level (with regard to Ukraine) should be. Having been made by different socio-demographic and occupational groups of Ukraine’s population, these estimates are a useful source of information — given that subsistence level is considered the basic social standard. According to the survey, all these figures are at variance with the official subsistence level, which is noticeably lower, and this indicates that the current subsistence level needs an upward revision. Today, the overall socio-economic situation in Ukraine is unfavourable for neoliberal economic reforms initiated by the government. Since these policies are primarily designed to reduce the role of state in managing the economy and implementing social welfare programmes, following this path will inevitably result in the entrenchment of mass poverty and in a major loss of Ukraine’s human potential, as well as labour force. The author argues that tackling the country’s chronic low income problem is only possible if a new strategy for socio-economic development is adopted, where social welfare is prioritised.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 5-13
Author(s):  
Mavluda Yaxhisyeva ◽  
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Ravshan Yusupov ◽  
Rasul Xamidov

This article highlights the digital economy and its features, its main systems, the effective use of digital technologies in economic development, and analyzes relevant aspects of training in this area


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