Features of the Competitiveness Assessment of the National Economy of Ukraine in in the Context of Globalization

Abstract

The article is devoted to substantiation of scientific and organizational approaches to the formation of the bases and elements of assessing the competitiveness of the national economy of Ukraine in the context of further globalization of economic processes. The object of study is the regulatory and methodological support for assessing the competitiveness of the national economy. The purpose of the work is the justification of modern mechanisms as effective means of regulating competitiveness in the formation of a long-term economic and social development strategy. The research method is a theoretical and logical justification of competitive processes at the macro level. The processes of the active introduction of Ukraine into world economic relations put forward the most important task - ensuring a long-term competitive position in international markets. The article summarizes the experience in the context of the role and place of the legislative base and effective factors in the system of assessing the competitiveness of national economies of different countries. It is proposed to amend the current legislation of Ukraine on competitiveness, taking into account new approaches in the definitions of such concepts as “competition» and “competitiveness» with a further emphasis on an essential understanding of these categories when determining the sequence of influence of various groups of factors and mechanisms on prioritizing national processes and tasks in the Strategy of economic and social development of Ukraine in the context of ensuring a long-term sustainable competitive position national economy in the context of further globalization. The results of the study can be implemented in the system of scientific foundations for the formation of the competition policy of Ukraine. Predicted areas for possible further research are the search for effective mechanisms for the formation of a competitive strategy for the national economy of Ukraine. KEYWORDS: COMPETITIVENESS, NATIONAL ECONOMY, GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS INDEX, FACTORS OF NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS.