Zalutskyi, I. R. (2010). Sil's'ki terytoriyi yak obyekt rozvytku: pytannya unormuvannya sutnosti ponyattya [Rural Territories as an Object of Development: Issue of the Concept’s Definitions]. Rehional'na ekonomika - Regional Economy, 58(4), 33-40. [in Ukrainian].

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The article presents the research of theoretical approaches to the definition of notion ‘rural territory’. Characteristics and factors of legislative regulation of category’s gist are analysed. On the basis of rural territories determination and its identification as a real object of government regulation and monitoring the author’s variant of setting such term as ‘rural territory’ is substantiated and suggested. According to this statement rural territory is separated (including the adjusted city and urban settlement lines) and identificated by geospatial feature and administrative subordination territory of administrative-territorial formation with relevant structure, conditions, resources and characteristics.

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rural territory, rural territory development, administrative-territorial formation, government regulation object