The paper is dedicated to the analyses of preconditions for the creation and development of local production systems (LPS) at the territory of Ukraine as recognized by international law. Theoretical part of the research highlights LPS as a specific type of economic agglomeration and represents the comparison between traditional agglomerative forms (metropolises and industrial districts) and more innovative alliances (LPS and creative regions). The peculiarities, advantages and participants of LPS are considered also in the theoretical part. Analytical part of the research determines spatial concentration of industry based on traditional industrial districts. Also specific legal regimes for the regions of Ukraine such as special (free) economic zones, priority development areas, technology and science parks are considered preconditions for LPS development. Finally, currently operating LPS in Ukraine and recommendations for their development are presented.
Introduction. Under the influence of globalization and regionalization; the world economic development is becoming more dynamic but contradictory at the same time; creating new challenges and threats for both individual countries and entire regions. This exacerbates the urgency of forming flexible systems of security cooperation and finding solutions to regional and global security problems.Purpose. The purpose of the paper is to systematize research on regional and global security governance and a review of the balance of geopolitical forces in Europe.Methods. The research was carried out using the following methods: analysis and synthesis – to characterize the modern mainstream of theoretical intelligence in the field of regional security; comparative analysis – to compare the structures of regional security management in different parts of the world; deductions and inductions – to form a conceptual model of global governance; tabular and visual methods – for visual presentation of the material.Results. The paper considers theoretical approaches to the interpretation of regional security. It is noted that regional security governance is a set of institutions and activities at three levels: global; regional and national. A nomenclature of different types of regional security governance structures is presented; which includes a regional balance of power and ad hoc (informal) alliances; regional coherence; regional cooperative security; regional collective defense; regional collective security; pluralistic security community. It has been recognized that regional security management is provided not only by highly specialized or formal structures; but also by multi-purpose regional organizations; which initially pursued a combination of economic and political goals with growing security targets. Conceptual options for regional security governance at the global and regional levels are systematized. Based on the analysis of the mechanisms of global management; own vision of the relationship between the subjects of global governance processes is presented.Discussion. The crisis of recent decades has shown that no single group of global governance actors can act effectively to minimize global risks; which are both a challenge for business leaders and politicians in any country. That is why it is undeniable that global issues require global governance (especially in the field of security); the main goal of which should be to ensure global stability and sustainable development.
The question of migration within the European Union, as well as between its member and non-members states, has become recently an important issue. Among the EU and OECD countries, Poland is not a major recipient of immigrants. However, in recent years one can observe a growing number of both permanent and temporary immigrants, most of whom are Ukrainian citizens, whose main departure motive is work. The main purpose of the paper is to conduct a comparison of the migration patterns for Poland and Ukraine, as well as survey the mutual causation forces that determine the structure of the Ukraine-Poland migration corridor. The paper consists of three parts. It starts with an introduction followed, by theoretical backgrounds of migration, outlining its main types and models. The next parts highlight the volume, directions and structure of migration flows for Ukraine and Poland. The evolution of the Ukraine-Poland migration channel and its mutual effect on the economies of both countries is highlighted in the final part.
Urgency of the research. Throughout last few years the importance of social factor for the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) have been underlying frequently. Finally, in 2017 European Commission accepted "The European Pillar of Social Rights" to restart the social activity of the monetary union and to tackle its "social deficit". Target setting. After creation of the EMU there was a belief that common currency and set of Maastricht convergence criteria would smooth the divergence among its members. However, real social convergence still remains a challenge. Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. Different aspects of the EMU"s social dimensions were researched by L. Andor, I. Begg, S. Fernandes, R. Niblett, F. Vandenbroucke et al. Uninvestigated parts of general matters defining. Social consequences of the adjustment mechanism in the EMU are still researched insufficiently. The research objective. The paper aims to analyse the social consequences of creation of common currency area in Europe in order to define the priorities for establishing of Social Union or Social Europe. The statement of basic materials. The paper investigates the social consequences of launching the currency union in Europe. The social effect of the EMU is considered in varied aspects: real and nominal convergences; reduction of poverty rate and social exclusion. Different policy approaches toward social development are considered: in the frames of the Eurozone and whole EU. Conclusions. The paper concludes that in spite of some progress in social issues, the EMU doesn"t prove the beliefs concerning effectiveness of its adjustment mechanism, real income convergence and unemployment reduction. ; Актуальність теми дослідження. Протягом останніх років часто підкреслювалась важливість соціального чинника для функціонування Європейського економічного та валютного союзу (ЄЕВС). Зрештою, в 2017 р. Європейська Комісія прийняла "Європейську компоненту соціальних прав", котра повинна відновити соціальну активність валютного союзу та подолати його «соціальний дефіцит». Постановка проблеми. Після створення ЄЕВС панувала думка, що введення спільної валюти та набір Маастрихтських критеріїв суттєво знизять рівень дивергенції між членами альянсу. Проте реальна соціальна конвергенція залишається недосягнутою і сьогодні. Аналіз останніх досліджень і публікацій. Різні аспекти соціальних вимірів ЄЕВС досліджувались в працях Л. Андора, І. Беґа, Ф. Ванденбруке, Р. Ніблета, С. Фернандес та ін. Виділення недосліджених частин загальної проблеми. Недостатньо дослідженою залишається проблематика соціальних наслідків механізму коригування ЄЕВС. Постановка завдання. Метою статті є проведення аналізу соціальних наслідків введення спільної валюти в Європі для визначення пріоритетів становлення Соціального союзу чи Соціальної Європи. Виклад основного матеріалу. Здійснено аналіз соціальних наслідків створення валютного союзу в Європі. Соціальні виміри ЄЕВС розглядаються в аспектах реальної та номінальної конвергенцій, зменшення рівня бідності та соціального виключення. Розглянуто різні політичні підходи до соціального розвитку: в географічних координатах Єврозони та всього ЄС. Висновки. Не зважаючи на деякий успіх в соціальній сфері, Європейський економічний та валютний союз не виправдав сподівань стосовно ефективності механізму коригування, конвергенції реальних доходів та зменшення рівня безробіття.
The article reveals the historical preconditions for the development of economic integration of Ukraine and the Visegrad Four from the standpoint of challenges relevant to the region of Central and Eastern Europe. The co-existence of the Rus' people (ancient Ukrainians) with the Czech, Polish, Hungarian and Slovak ethnic groups is outlined, highlighting the significant events. They are presented in the context of building good neighbourly relations through overcoming contradictions. V4 is considered as an association of new political and economic order within the framework of European integration processes. The routes of economic integration of Ukraine and V4 have been assessed, revealing that this process is mainly limited to import operations and excludes real sector of the economy. A concept is developed for the V4+UA economic space, specifying the creation of a regionally integrated machine industry with fragmented production within a global-scale network and high added value.
The paper investigates the economic dynamics of peripheral regions in Europe. There are no consensus among researchers and practitioners concerning the long-term trends of spatial disproportions among European regions. Though there are obvious evidences of inter-national convergence in the EU, the inter-regional convergence is still a challenge. Thus, territorial cohesion and balanced regional development becomes the main tasks of the EU Territorial Agenda. The main purpose of the paper is to inspect the ability of peripheral regions to demonstrate the tendency for anticipatory growth. The authors investigate the theoretical backgrounds of peripheral emergence, make a review of the empirical researches on regional peripheralization in Europe and analyze the quantitative indicators of European periphery's dynamics. The conclusion is made that there is a strong tendency toward the emergence of new growth poles to the east of "Blue Banana", the traditional European economic spine.
