UDC 332.02:332.1; JEL
Zhuk, P. (2018). Aktual'ni zavdannya polityky sotsial'no-ekonomichnoho rozvytku hirs'kykh terytoriy v Ukrayini [Urgent issues of the policy of mountain territories’ social and economic development in Ukraine]. In Sotsial'no-ekonomichni problemy suchasnoho periodu Ukrayiny [Socio-Economic Problems of the Modern Period of Ukraine]: Vol. 131 (3) (pp. 27-31). Retrieved from http://ird.gov.ua/sep/doi/sep2018.03.031. [in Ukrainian].
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Authors



Zhuk Petro Volodymyrovych

Ph.D. of Economics, Senior Researcher

Leading Researcher of the Department of regional ecological policy and environmental management of the Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of NAS of Ukraine

Contacts: pzhuk@ukr.net, (032)270-7037

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Resume

A set of problems of improvement of the mountain territories’ social and economic development policy (mountain policy) in Ukraine are outlined. National legislative maintenance of mountain policy is assessed and conclusions over the non-compliance with the established public guarantees of mountain territories’ social and economic development and the fallacy of orientation exclusively on direct budget assistance are made. The fact that the approach is inefficient and requires enhancement in terms of introducing the stimuli for investment attraction from extrabudgetary sources with gradual waiving of benefits for rural residents, creation of favourable conditions for entrepreneurship activity and maintenance of multi-profile economic development of mountain territories is proven. The importance of improving their economic competitive ability and creation of new jobs to prevent mountains’ depopulation is emphasized. The examples of the best European practices of mountain territories’ development, recommended to be introduced in Ukraine, are given, including: improvement of transport, social and public infrastructure in mountain regions; development of the concepts and programs of mountain territories’ development and state assistance to implementation of projects provided by them; creation of mountain territories’ support funds; providing subsidies to agricultural producers in mountain areas and promoting of their cooperation; assistance to the development of the sphere of tourism, resorts, traditional crafts and industries; promotion of jobs creation in mountain areas in the types of industrial activity, which do not have harmful environmental impact, orienting at the sphere of small and medium business; taking the specifics of mountain territories into account in the mechanisms of financial and budget equalization, etc. Special attention is paid to the importance of state assistance to economic development of mountain territories. The mechanism of investment activity stimulation at mountain territories is suggested. Peculiarities of the Law of Ukraine № 6439 «On amendments to some laws of Ukraine on strengthening the government guarantees for mountain and highland settlements» accepted to consideration by Verhovna Rada of Ukraine, which, in particular, stipulates allocation of the category of highland settlements, are outlined. Highland settlements are the mountain settlements located at 600 meters and higher above sea level. The article also provides the authors’ data on location of mountain settlements of Ukraine by absolute altitude.

Keywords:

mountain territories, mountain policy, economic development maintenance, investment activity stimulation

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