UDC 332.142.4:711.451:911.375; JEL O18, P25, R12
Melnyk, M. I., Yaremchuk, R. Ye., & Shchehlyuk, S. D. (2018). Rol' velykykh mist u aktyvizatsiyi endohennoho rozvytku rehioniv [The role of city centers in intensifying the endogenous developments of regions]. Rehional'na ekonomika - Regional Economy, 88 (2), 3-14. Retrieved from http://re.gov.ua/doi/re2018.02.003.php. [in Ukrainian].
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This article has revealed the peculiarities of the influence of the oblast city centers on the endogenous regional development by way of an analysis of the basic local potentials of urban economy, as well as brought to light the main problems of the mobilization of endogenous resources. The current urbanization trends in Ukraine have been estimated within the context of providing endogenous development, and the main obstacles to the realization of the scenario of endogenous development have been identified: demographic, economic and institutional ones. The development of the oblast city centers has been analyzed according to their key indicators, the comparison of the results of urban and regional development during the years 2010-2016 has been carried out, the indicators of the elasticity of the growth rates of the city and oblasts have been calculated, conclusions on ensuring the positive impact of oblast centers on their own regions and the reasons for their absence have been made. The measures towards the effective use of local resources, the reduction of social stratification of the population, providing them with a wider access to basic services have been proposed. The implementation of a new development policy of urban centers as hubs of economic activity will contribute to the cities’ endogenous development, to the increase of their global competitiveness.

Keywords:

endogenous development, urbanization, cities-oblast centers, regional development, coefficients of elasticity

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