Modern approaches to Ukraine’s regional development management

Abstract

Peculiarities of regional development management in Ukraine at the present stage of its development are considered. The normative‐legal base on the basis of which decentralization in Ukraine is carried out is analyzed. It is noted that the Ukrainian model of decentralization is imperfect and the experience of its implementation in European countries is presented. The shortcomings that currently exist in the field of management decisions at the regional level in Ukraine are presented. The main problems of regional development are identified, and the directions of its management in the context of European experience are substantiated. An assessment of statistical data showing the development of the regions of Ukraine was carried out. Special emphasis is made on the role of strategic planning in improving regional development management processes. Ways to improve the management of regional development of Ukraine using European experience are suggested. A separate result of the study is the development of proposals for the implementation of the best practice of decentralization in the EU countries in the Ukrainian regions. The focus is on the legal, institutional, organizational, and technological areas of regional development management in Ukraine.

Endogenously driven de‐peripheralization through political secession: The case of the Donbas region

“…During that same period, the space‐economy of Ukraine as a whole continued to evolve along the contours that gave rise to the unevenness it exhibits today (Hnatkovych et al, 2023). Development was guided by inconsistent principles and, therefore, ended up following divergent paths in the east and west of the country.…”

“…At last, the Donbas settled into a pattern of steady economic growth in GRP but, even still, it remained peripheral, lagging behind the core regions of Kiev,Kharkiv,and Lviv. 10 During that same period, the space-economy of Ukraine as a whole continued to evolve along the contours that gave rise to the unevenness it exhibits today (Hnatkovych et al, 2023). Development was guided by inconsistent principles and, therefore, ended up following divergent paths in the east and west of the country.…”