INFRASTRUCTURAL CHALLENGES OF THE UNITED TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES OF UKRAINE

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryna Skoryk ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Local Development ◽  
The State ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Land Resource ◽  
New Production ◽  
Decentralization Reform

The article summarizes the main infrastructural challenges that have arisen before united territorial communities, in the course of decentralization reform in Ukraine. In particular, the low quality of local government staff, which reduces the chances of communities for economic efficiency; social infrastructure; transport infrastructure; land resource. In the process of decentralization reform, the concept of infrastructure is concretized in connection with the creation united territorial communities, where the infrastructure includes housing, transport, health care, culture and sports, social protection. After all, if there are "failures" in the infrastructure of the community, it will quickly lead to disruption of the stable functioning of the whole community, respectively, will negatively affect the quality of life and productivity of the community, and modernization will promote economic growth and increase welfare. Also, in the article the author describes the powers and resources that the united territorial communities received today in the conditions of decentralization, and highlights that for the united territorial communities is of primary interest to the state - it's transfers such as basic grants, educational and medical subventions and capital transfers. City budgets began to be filled much more actively. That is, having a leader interested in development, united territorial communities have good financial opportunities for development. Communities cease to be ordinary "cash registers" for the payment of salaries to state employees, they become really interested in economic growth in their territory. It was noted that for development local governments should be involved in various projects (Joint program organization of common nationalities women, U-LEAD, DESPRO, EU / PRON, DOBRE, PROMIS / PLEDOG), in projects proposed by the State Fund for Regional Development. In the current economic environment, it is important that local authorities actively attract state support and, combining them with their own resources, direct to the implementation of regional and local development strategies, implement various infrastructure projects that support innovation, new production, small and medium business.

Determinants of regional and local development – their impact on socio-economic space

2019 ◽  
pp. 3-9
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Rejman ◽  
Roman Fedan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Production Factors ◽  
Rational Planning ◽  
Local Resource Management

Processes of the expected spatial socio-economic changes arise as a result of rational planning and continuation of development at regional and local level. A three-tier division ofthe local self-government creates opportunities for engagement of community in the rational planning model and local resource management, as well as usage of production factors; for socio-economic growth and improvement in the quality of life of the residents. The aim of the article is to show the functional structure and role of local government units in formation of regional and local policy toincrease economic growth, while maintaining the environmental protection requirements.

Modern challenges of border areas development in the context of decentralization reform

2019 ◽  
pp. 79-89
Author(s):  
Khrystyna Prytula ◽  
Yaroslava Kalat ◽  
Iryna Kyryk
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Uneven Development ◽  
Scientific Article ◽  
Border Regions ◽  
Border Areas ◽  
Decentralization Reform

An integral part of the implementation of any reform is the emergence of the risks of its negative impact on one or another area of region development. The decentralization reform in Ukraine is not an exception. In its the context the most probable occurrence of negative phenomena is in the border regions, which could be prevented by first detecting them. In the scientific article, the authors focus on the analysis of a number of challenges for the development of border regions in the context of decentralization reform. Given the territorial remoteness of the central regions of the country and the capital, which today serve as areas of concentration of investment and economic activity, the border regions traditionally (this is typical for the border areas of the EU member states) lag behind the rest of the regions by the main socio-economic indicators of development. Among the main challenges facing the border regions of Ukraine today are the following: the provision of competitiveness in the context of European integration processes and reduction of the border barrier function; low level of economic security; the outflow of human capital and the issue of ethnic minorities. Based on an expert survey of representatives of the fifteen united territorial communities (UTCs), the possibility of such risks of decentralization in the border regions were defined as following: groundless use of local budget funds; emergence of significant imbalances between delegated new authority and available financial resources of the community; increasing uneven development of territories within the community; increasing uneven development of communities within the country; deterioration of the availability and quality of providing educational and medical services; deterioration of the quality of local government; reducing of the state influence on the management of local development processes; radicalization of political unions representing the interests of ethnic minorities in places of their compact residence; further economic decline of the territory of communities and so on.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL POLICY IN THE CONTEXT OF HARMONIZING THE INTERESTS OF ECONOMIC SUBJECTS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svitlana Fimyar ◽  
Olga Shilvinska
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Economic Effect ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
The State ◽  
Economic Behavior ◽  
Social Partnership ◽  
The Government ◽  
Social Product

Economic transformations of the country due to the development of market relations lead to appropriate changes in the field of social policy, the development of appropriate mechanisms of social protection, based on the principles of self-regulation and mutual support. The scale of economic growth is largely determined by the level of motivation of the behavior of economic entities both in increasing their own financial results and the general economic effect of creating a social product. In this aspect, the social policy of the state becomes a powerful factor in economic growth, with the greatest effect is given by the use of such forms of incentives that realize the public interests of all economic entities, which are not homogeneous in nature. The implementation of these priorities should be aimed at solving major socio-economic problems in order to prevent conflicts and promote sustainable development at the level of enterprises, regions, the country as a whole, so the problem of harmonizing the interests of all economic entities can be identified as a priority. The urgency of this problem is due to the need to increase the level of social protection of the population, which is achieved through the effective implementation of social policy and improving the mechanisms for its implementation from the standpoint of harmonization of interests of all economic entities. It is proved that to form a low-conflict model in which each entity has a clearly defined mechanism for meeting their own needs through the interests of partners, possibly by expanding the scope of market methods of self-regulation in combination with government leverage to influence economic behavior. To implement a more effective social policy, the government proposed a mechanism for expanding and harmonizing the socio-economic interests of the state, business and employees, which summarizes the result of the synthesis of natural and artificial responsibilities for various actors in social policy and social partnership. The proposed mechanism is able to neutralize the problems associated with low wages in the real sector of the economy, poverty and inefficient use of GDP, ensure the transparency of this process, and create a powerful motivational environment for workers and employers.

scholarly journals PROCESS OF MANAGEMENT DECISION-MAKING AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL ON THE BASIS OF INFORMATION ADVISING SYSTEM

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (5) ◽  
pp. 60-67
Author(s):  
Ирина Алешина ◽  
Irina Aleshina ◽  
Татьяна Геращенкова ◽  
Tatyana Gerashchenkova
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
The State ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Capital Investments ◽  
Funding Mechanism ◽  
Russian Economy ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Management Decision Making

One of the important factors limiting social and economic development of Russia is considered to be the state and efficient functioning of transport and logistic infrastructure. The creation of a modern road and transport net-work is one of the factors providing sustainable eco-nomic growth, implementation of social programs and, eventually, improvement of the quality of human life. Interaction of financial state interests and private business through mechanisms of state-private partner-ship has to become the main objective of modern Rus-sian state policy in favor of intensification process of capital investments increase in transport infrastructure. The use of such mechanism will allow carrying out projects which the state and business cannot im-plement alone. It will help to reduce social problems, will become the driving force of Russian economy, will promote the establishment of the international financial center in the Russian Federation. The purpose of the study is to research compre-hensively the existing funding mechanism and distribu-tion of budget funds for creating transport infrastruc-ture with economic substantiation possibility of attract-ing and using non-budgetary sources.

SHORTCOMINGS OF COMMONLY USED METHODS OF MEASURING THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OF THE COUNTRY

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-111
Author(s):  
Łukasz Wojciechowski ◽  
Tomasz Wołowiec
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Gross Domestic Product ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The State ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
State And Society ◽  
State Of The Environment

The article analyzes the flaws of the classical measures of economic growth. It is based on the assumption that, while not questioning the quality of the GDP indicator as a tool for measuring economic activity, it points out that the way this indicator is constructed influences the actions of governments, citizens and other actors, affecting also non-productive areas. What we measure affects what we do - if production is measured, then the criterion determining the success of the state and society will be the growth of production, and not the level of education, health or state of the environment. Gross domestic product in many cases includes production that, from the point of view of the community, indicates unfavorable processes. These are the so-called anti-goods, i.e., phenomena that increase GDP, although they worsen well-being and are socially undesirable).

scholarly journals Investment subsidies as a source of revenues to local budgets

2021 ◽  
pp. 31-34
Author(s):  
Volodymyr HORYN ◽  
Nataliia KARPYSHYN
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
The State ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Investment Projects ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Water Mains

Introduction. Given the limited own resources of local self-government, it is important to ensure the effective functioning of the mechanism for providing investment subventions from the state budget. Such investment subventions include subventions for the formation of infrastructure in the united territorial communities and subventions for the implementation of measures of socio-economic development of separate territories. The purpose of the paper is the analysis of the mechanism of providing and using investment subventions to local budgets in order to identify disadvantages and eliminate them. Results. Providing an “infrastructure” subvention to local budgets has strengthened the capacity of united territorial communities and to some extent improved the quality of services provided to the population. During 2016–2019, UAH 6.5 billion was allocated from the State Budget of Ukraine to local budgets for infrastructure development and 9475 projects were implemented. With the help of these subventions, schools, kindergartens, outpatient clinics, cultural and sports institutions, water mains and roads were built and repaired, and specialized transport was purchased. However, in recent years, the role of this subvention has decreased significantly due to the fact that the number of UTCs that received an infrastructure subvention during 2016–2021 has increased significantly, and its volume has hardly changed. The amount of subventions from the state budget to local budgets for the implementation of measures for socio-economic development of certain territories has also decreased, which negatively affects the capacity of local governments in the field of investment projects. Conclusion. The volume of investment subventions remains insufficient, and their distribution is partly in a “manual mode”, which creates a favorable environment for political corruption and lobbying.

scholarly journals Prospects for Social and Economic Development of Krasnodar Krai in the Context of National Transport Infrastructural Projects

2020 ◽  
pp. 122-130
Author(s):  
Olga Patrakeeva
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Western China ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Accident Rate ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Krasnodar Krai ◽  
The Road ◽  
Comprehensive Plan

The discrepancy between the pace of economic growth rates, needs of enterprises and population for transportation, quality of the road network is a significant infrastructural limitation for growth. The paper is devoted to the analysis of large scale investment projects aimed at the removal of infrastructural restrictions, i.e. the national project “Secure and High-Quality Roads” and “Comprehensive Plan for the Modernization and Expansion of Main Infrastructure”. It is noted that the project “Secure and High-Quality Roads” for Krasnodar Krai will become a prerequisite for the effectiveness of transport infrastructure. “Comprehensive Plan for the Modernization and Expansion of the Main Infrastructure” including such federal projects as “Europe – Western China”, “Sea Ports of Russia”, “Northern Sea Route”, “Railway Transport and Transit”, “Transport and Logistics Centers”, “Communications Between the Centers of Economic Growth”, “Development of Regional Airports and Routes”, “High-Speed Rail Links”, “Inland Waterways” will increase the investment activity in the transport sector of the region. The paper presents the results of statistical analysis aimed at the identification of significant economic effect from capital investments in the road infrastructure of Krasnodar Krai. It is revealed that investments into transport and communications stimulate the economic growth and also reduce the accident rate on highways in the long run. In addition, the increase in the density of paved public roads stimulates the passenger turnover in the short run and is also a significant factor in the reduction of the accident rate. The downward trend of paved roads in the total length of roads indicates the necessity to invest in the improvement of the quality of existing roads. The author emphasizes that in order to achieve the goals mentioned in the infrastructural projects under analysis, it is necessary to improve the monitoring system of content and development of the infrastructural frame of the territory, evaluate the effectiveness of administrative decisions for the accomplishment of the goals indicated in the infrastructural projects under analysis.

scholarly journals ON IMPORT SUBSTITUTION OF THE MEAT INDUSTRY FOR PROVIDING FUNCTIONS OF SOCIAL PROTECTION OF POPULATION: FEATURES AND ANALYSIS

THE BULLETIN ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (388) ◽  
pp. 204-212
Author(s):  
Nassyrova Anar, ◽  
◽  
Rudyk Natalia, ◽  
Shchegoleva Elena, ◽  
Kolesnikova Elena, ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Import Substitution ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
The State ◽  
Meat Industry ◽  
Current State

The idea of import substitution, as well as its attendant problems and challenges, arise permanently and becomes relevant for national economies within the framework of national security concepts and socio-economic development strategies of different countries. Russia is no exception and ensuring social protection of the population is paramount for the sustainability of the interaction of social institutions and ensuring food and economic security in general at the regional and country levels. The meat and meat products market, being the largest segment of the domestic food market, has a significant impact on the country's food supply. The presented study discribes the features of domestic meat industry development in implementation of import substitution programs. Solving the problems of import substitution is not an instant procedure[3]. This is a set of long-term measures, in the implementation of which state bodies at all levels, business itself, and local governments should take part. The purpose of the work is to show the problems that the industry is facing at the present stage, the directions of their solutions and the tasks of the state in this mechanism. The current state of the industry, the volume of its financial support have been analyzed in the study. The state support of import substitution in the industry and its results are examined in detail. Based on data on the current state, the main problems of the development of the industry have been identified, the dynamics of import substitution in it has been shown, there have been formulated recommendations for the effective development of the industry in the long term.

scholarly journals ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REGULATION OF INTERACTION OF SUBJECTS AGAINST SOCIAL ORPHANIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (4(106)) ◽  
pp. 167-174
Author(s):  
Н. М. Ткаченко
Keyword(s):  
Parental Care ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Public Organizations ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
The State ◽  
Life Circumstances

The relevance of the article is that effective work on the protection of children and adolescents requires coordinated cooperation between the executive authorities, public institutions of education, health, social protection, as well as public organizations working to prevent negative phenomena in adolescence. Today, the issue of improving the efficiency of central and local executive bodies, guardianship and care bodies aimed at prevention of social orphanhood, development of comprehensive social services for children deprived of parental care and families with children in difficult life circumstances remains relevant, introduction of new technologies of social work with such children and families. The mechanism of interaction of executive bodies with public organizations engaged in the field of protection of children's rights is insufficiently effective. The purpose of the article is to, based on the analysis of the achievements of legal science, the provisions of domestic law and law enforcement practice, to identify and investigate problematic issues regarding the administrative and legal regulation of the interaction of the subjects of combating social orphanhood. The article outlines the problematic issues and features of the administrative and legal regulation of the interaction of the subjects of combating social orphanhood. The system of measures for child protection in Ukraine is determined; the order of interaction of the subjects of the system of social services; interaction of entities implementing measures in the field of prevention and counteraction to domestic violence; social prevention measures in the family, children and youth environment; basic principles of state policy on social protection of orphans and children deprived of parental care, as well as persons from among them; the order of registration of children who are in difficult life circumstances. It is concluded that despite significant successes on the part of the state in the face of authorized executive bodies and local governments to prevent and combat social orphanhood, it should be emphasized that the state social policy, the implementation of which largely depends on the interaction of these bodies, should be aimed at strengthening the social protection of families in the context of socio-economic transformation of Ukrainian society.

scholarly journals Urban Design and Economic Growth: An Analytical Tale of Two Tropical Cities

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taha Chaiechi ◽  
Caroline Wong ◽  
Silvia Tavares
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Urban Growth ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Growth Patterns ◽  
Economic Progress ◽  
Island State ◽  
Tropical Cities ◽  
The Relationship

Federal and local governments around the world usually hail urbanisation as a sign of economic progress. However, the relationship is not that simple. The existence of agglomeration economies does not mean that urbanisation will directly result in positive economic outcomes. Also, there is significant diversity in urban growth patterns, with each pattern resulting in different economic and social outcomes. The diversity in patterns of urban growth and transformation implies that different economies can grow at different speeds in achieving socioeconomic goals. This study explores the urban development of two tropical cities – Cairns and Singapore – with a focus on their different urban growth patterns. Cairns is an expanding tropical Australian city located far from main urban centres, meaning it needs attention to foster positive change that will produce distinctive urban spaces which improve quality of life while providing economic growth opportunities. The city of Singapore is a tropical island-state situated near the equator with limited land and natural resources, and one of the largest urban populations in Southeast Asia. Its landscapes are constantly changing as urban planning plays a key role in formulating and guiding the physical terrains of modern Singapore, thereby shaping the quality of life of its population.

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