SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE DONBAS THROUGH THE PRISM OF THE PRESENT: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15407/econlaw.2018.03.049Keywords:
Donbas, Donetsk and Luhansk region, socio-economic development, strategy, challenges, key problems, opportunitiesAbstract
The current stage of development of Ukraine is characterized by systemic changes that require new organizational and economic bases for the development of regions. However, political, economic and other modern challenges create additional obstacles to the achievement of goals. The military conflict in the Donbas has a great destabilizing effect on the development of all regions, but the most of its consequences are felt in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Their proximity to the combat zone determines the specific problems of life and the urgency of finding ways to solve it. The purpose of this article is to identify and structure the pain points of the socio-economic development of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions through the analysis of its main indicators, as well as the identification of modern opportunities for economic and social growth in the region. The tasks of the research took place in several stages. The first of them analyzed the main indicators of socio-economic development of both regions for the period 2015-2017. Based on its results, the most probable problems were identified, negatively affected the livelihoods of Donbas and led to the formation of negative trends or contradictory trends of its indicators. At the second stage, this list was supplemented and refined according to the data of expert assessments, analytical studies and reports of local governments. This made it possible to formulate clearly the problems faced by the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in the course of their socio-economic development. It is noted that a certain list is rather generalizing and does not claim to be completely exhausted. It contains both the unique challenges of the region and those found in other regions of Ukraine. To develop appropriate proposals for an adequate response to certain painful points or mitigating their negative impact, they were divided into four groups as follows: production and social sphere, foreign economic and investment activities, entrepreneurship and local self-government. Comprehensive and creative implementation of certain opportunities will lead to the creation of positive trends in the socio-economic development of Donbas, to promote additional investment, and to foster social dialogue and peace.
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