SCIENTIFIC JUDGMENT AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THE CONCEPT "FUNCTION" OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
The relevance of a question of redistribution of obligations of the state on accomplishment of social and economic tasks leads both to revision of its functions, and to delegation of some of them to the public sector. Current trends of development of society lead to change of views of such classical category as "function". In article scientific approaches to determination of the concept "functions" as categories of management of modern scientists and founders of managerial science who studied the theory and the history of management during the different periods are investigated. The author in details analysed essence and characteristic of the term "function" and "functionality" in the context of the public and branch management and also the emphasis on various forms of their treatments is placed. On the basis of the analysis of a large number of determinations and formulations of this category, own determination of functions of public administration in the social and economic sphere of Ukraine is formulated. The list of the main functions of the state which accomplishment influence forming and development of modern Ukrainian society is specified. Separately also separation into the general and support functions of public administration is specified, their contents is analysed. In the course of the research are formulated and opened own understanding of the concept "function" of various spheres of management. In article it is assumed that function of observation it is better than the state performs society in the desire to aspiration of justice. Refining of function of observation, as such following from control and the analysis is also offered. It is noted if management has such purpose as personnel filling and resource providing, then functions have to be guided accurately from these requirements. Analyzing a question of functions of public administration, the author noted that consideration of problems of the social and economic sphere demands special functionality which in turn has to be modernized according to market requirements and a maturity of society.