The article deals with the essence of hospitality in its content of ambiguity; the instruments of achieving competitiveness in the sphere of hospitality industry were revealed.

 

Key words:
Hospitality, hospitality industry, travel and hospitality industry, structural elements of hospitality, tourism services, competitiveness, consumer needs.

The article analyses the national and regional markets for services in Ukraine in statics and dynamics. The diagnostics was performed from the standpoint of structural transformation of the markets exhibiting deep qualitative changes. Empirical assessment corroborated that Ukraine’s economy and its regions acquire attributes of servicization, which generally corresponds with tendencies in the development of European markets for services. The authors identify impediments to activation of structural transformation on the national and regional services markets, which is necessary to satisfy the EU criteria and facilitate the European integration of Ukraine.

 

Key words:
National services market, regional services markets, servicization of economy, structural transformations, structure of the services market.

The concept and trends of regional development in Slovakia are analyzed in the article. Based on the analysis of data on key macro- and microeconomic, environmental and socio-demo Figureic indicators, differences within regions of Slovakia are singled out. The article describes the evolutionary features of regional development policy, its institutional framework and implementation mechanisms in the country. The call for action to ensure higher levels of financial autonomy on regional level is based on analysis of financial autonomy of regional units. The significant regional disparities within regions are still actual, despite considerable efforts done within cohesion policy.

 

Key words:
Regional development, the concept of regional development in Slovakia, the financial autonomy of the region, regional disparities.

The article elaborates on the concepts of region and regionalization. The authors show ways for adopting the European system for unification of regional units (NUTS) in Ukraine. The authors systemize and classification European countries into unitary, regional and federal states; highlight the conditions for re-gionalization; and study the aspects of subsidiarity in the context of the on-going decentralization. The authors provide substantiation for approaches to reformation of the administrative and territorial structure of Ukraine and develop the historical-economic approach to its regionalization, according to which Ukraine is viewed as a unitary state comprising 19 krays: Donbass, Galicia-Bukovina, Sloboda Ukraine, Land of Kyiv, Central Ukraine, Black Sea Region, Pontic Steppe, Left-Bank Ukraine, Podolia, Right-Bank Ukraine, Carpathians and Zakarpattia, Pryazovia, Eastern Volhynia, Western Volhynia, Western Polissia, Budjak, Eastern Polissia, Land of Severia, Taurica.

 

Key words:
Administrative-territorial structure, decentralization, kray, nomenclature of territorial units for statistics, NUTS, reform, subsidiarity.

The authors consider the forms of citizen participation in the state and re-gional administration. The basic principles of democratic participation of citizens in local government and interaction with the public, developed by international organizations, are underlined. Formation of the legal framework for public partici-pation in Ukraine and its disadvantages are shown. The practice of public partici-pation in Ukraine, especially experience 2015–2016 as for the reporting of main managers of funds of the regional budget in Ternopil region, is analyzed and its problems are shown. The main directions of improvement of mechanisms and forms of public participation in the regional administration in Ukraine on the ba-ses of the synthesis of existing international standards and analysis of public participation practice are suggested.

 

Key words:
Democracy, interaction with public authorities, citizen participation, forms of citizen participation, public reporting, and development of public activity.

The concept of regionalization development in the Bulgarian Republic has been substantiated. The evolution of the regional development in the national economy has been revealed. The efficiency in the territorial administrative management has been analyzed. The practice of the territorial management in the market conditions has been demonstrated. Particular attention has been drawn to the analysis of the basic models of strategic planning and regulatory basis. Methods of transition from monocentrism to a moderate polycentrism with its perspective transformation into developed polycentrism have been outlined. Due to the principles of the regional European policy, the financial mechanism of Bulgarian regions, that is oriented toward decrease of the regional differentiations, has been examined. Thus, we can outline the following four strategic aims of the article: -to achieve a balanced and contrast regional development; -to overcome internal and regional asymmetry in the context of the European cohesion policy; - to gain a rational, steady and encompassing increase.

 

Key words:
Municipal government, municipal budget, axis of development, growth pole, region of planning, strategic planning, territorial planning.

The basic preconditions and the position of regional policy in the economics of Russia are shown. In accordance with the objectives of public administration regions, the main priorities of regional policy are allocated. It is emphasized that in the present conditions of socio-economic development of regions an important role is played by the strategic planning and management. Among the mechanisms for the implementation of regional development strategies the economic policy of the authorities in the region of the Russian Federation is highlighted; the regional budget; the mechanism of public-private partnerships; regional programs; system of federal target programs and other tools targeted funding from the federal budget. Among the mechanisms for the implementation of regional development strategies, the economic policy of the authorities in the region of the Russian Federation are allocated; the regional budget; the mechanism of public-private partnerships; regional programs; system of federal target programs and other tools targeted funding from the federal budget. Four stages of formation of the concept of Russia's regional policy are allocated, sequence and the contents of which are caused not so much by the logic of the process of regional development, but by a change in the logic of the social conditions of the country. Possible sources of financial support in the region are shown, among which critical importance belongs to resources of the budget. Currently, there are two important priorities of a long-term socio-economic development in Russia – the creation of an innovative economy and the development of human capital, including raising the quality of life of the population. One of the important ways of nation-achieving these objectives should be re-industrialization of the economy as a new economic development model that meets modern technological challenges.

 

Key words:
Regional development, state regional policy, strategic planning and management, restructuring, financial mechanism, fiscal policy, regional target programs, reindustrialization.

Low investment and other mistakes made in the process of transport development has led to the situation where even the infrastructure of the most developed transport branches does not correspond to European standards. Underdevelopment of transport infrastructure in Poland has become one of the main barriers to growth and modernization of the country. Well-developed transport infrastructure is an important determinant of socio-economic development. Over 25 years after the start of the economic transformation in Poland, the condition of transport infrastructure in this country remains unsatisfactory. However, since the accession to the European Union, the development of transport infrastructure in Poland has improved significantly. Funds from the EU have contributed significantly to this progress. The current financial perspective may be the last chance for Poland to get EU funding for transport infrastructure development in such a large scale. Therefore, it is particularly important that the allocated funds are fully absorbed. For this to happen, project beneficiaries should be able to obtain funds for their own contributions. The increase in bond yields related to rating downgrade, weakening banks or shifting funds from investment to consumption may weaken Poland’s ability to take advantage of opportunities arising from EU funds.

 

Key words:
Investment, transport, infrastructure, bonds, finance, reform, regional, risks, budget.

Grouping of regions of Ukraine is conducted by value integral indexes of economic activity of their industry. In accordance with certain gradation, for most areas (20 in 2015 against 23th in 2014) characteristic was a subzero value of economic activity, caused by the negative values of financial result from ordinary activity to taxation. Drawn conclusion, that one of reasons of unprofitableness of domestic industry there is an excessive volume of other (unconnected with basic activity) charges. For more detailed study of this situation necessary is working out in detail of these charges in the financial reporting of enterprises. For the increase of economic activity of industry of regions, creation of educational-scientifically-productive centers of branch and regional aspiration offers. The aim of functioning of such centers is an increase of level of qualification of workers and innovative constituent of technological development of industries and regional economies in accordance with the necessities of market that will assist the increase of volume of hi-tech products and in a result - positive dynamics of economic potential (assets) and financial results of industry of regions.

 

Key words:
Integral estimation, economic activity, industry of regions of Ukraine, growth of financial result rate to taxation.

The problem was raised of the public entrepreneurship role as a factor affecting the development of the regions. The urgency of the research is due to the fact that the issue of state participation in the national and regional economies remains controversial in economic science. This is especially important for the countries with emerging markets. For Ukraine the importance of the research is peculiar because another wave of privatization is expected. The author offered her method of analysis that complements the existing approaches to evaluating the effectiveness of the institutional phenomenon, in particular, the use of the methods for comparative analysis of the concentration of state business in the world countries and Ukraine, and assessment of state entrepreneurship functional load in specific regions. The empirical analysis is made, and the functions of public entrepreneurship formed for ensuring the regional development. The conclusion is made on the appearance of economic, social, environmental and political risks when making unreasonable decisions about the prospects for public entrepreneurship, and suggestions are substantiated for the selection of the criterial base for institutional changes in entrepreneurship development all through the regions.

 

Key words:
entrepreneurship, public entrepreneurship, efficiency criteria of public entrepreneurship, functions of state entrepreneurship to ensure regional development.

This article deals with changes of a spatial structure of the world economy, which has complex and heterogeneous hierarchy. It specifies that multipurposeness and complex structuring are becoming global signs of regionalization processes and highlights the enhanced role of regional competitiveness within the context of global transformation. The emphasis is laid upon the objectiveness of the global regionalization process, which characterizes processes of the world economy development whilst global regions are becoming its main system elements. This paper stresses that global regionalization development is reflected through a new global space structure. It suggests a methodic toolbox of comprehensive assessment of regional integration development processes with due consideration of various aspects (trade, industrial and market integration), which provides for a comparative analysis of global regions` development or of certain integration associations according to the development level of integration processes on the basis of suggested integrated index.

 

Key words:
Region, global region, regionalization, global regionalization, new regionalism

The role of ensuring the economy of the country as factors of production for its competitiveness in the world markets of goods and services is substantiated. It is proved that the artificial reduction of the share in the production function of one of the factors leads to an increase in its price (share) in the national product. This gave a chance to scientifically and methodologically substantiate the position according to which emerging market countries must form an effective aggregate demand through the formation of the middle class and any slowing down in this direction leads to curtailment of economic development. Instead, the uneven distribution of the global economy is spreading and the death penalty is formed, which consumption costs are motivated by scientific and technological progress.

 

Key words:
International labour migration, factors of production, middle class, foreign direct investment, downsizing, jobs, distribution, labour productivity.

The role of ensuring the economy of the country as factors of production for its competitiveness in the world markets of goods and services is substantiated. It is proved that the artificial reduction of the share in the production function of one of the factors leads to an increase in its price (share) in the national product. This gave a chance to scientifically and methodologically substantiate the position according to which emerging market countries must form an effective aggregate demand through the formation of the middle class and any slowing down in this direction leads to curtailment of economic development. Instead, the uneven distribution of the global economy is spreading and the death penalty is formed, which consumption costs are motivated by scientific and technological progress.

 

Key words:
International labour migration, factors of production, middle class, foreign direct investment, downsizing, jobs, distribution, labour productivity.

Using the method of system dynamics, hypotheses about functioning of the mechanism of energy saving stimulation in buildings and its ecologization tools have been proposed and tested. The results of the survey conducted by domestic and foreign experts were used as the main empirical data for analysis and modeling. The constructed simulation models have allowed to prove the advisability of using multicriteria assessment of energy saving measures effectiveness, as well as to test the recommendations we propose concerning ecologization of the energy saving process by integrating environmental and social assessments into the rules for making investment decisions. Methods of system dynamics revealed undesirable consequences and points of resistance, which can cause the failure of the proposed intervention

 

Key words:
Ecological measures of thermo-modernization, simulation modeling, investments in energy saving, the mechanism of stimulation, system dynamics.