UDC 332.1:351.72:340.13; JEL R58, R11, H83, K23, O20
Karpyak, M. O., Habrel, M. S., & Nazarkevych, O. B. (2025). Transformatsiya systemy stratehichnoho planuvannya rehional'noho rozvytku v Ukrayini: normatyvni dysfunktsiyi ta implementatsiya yevropeys'kykh praktyk [Transformation of the strategic planning system for regional development in Ukraine: regulatory dysfunctions and the implementation of European practices]. Rehional'na ekonomika - Regional Economy, 118 (4), 106-113. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36818/1562-0905-2025-4-10 [in Ukrainian].
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Authors



Karpyak (Husyeva) Mariya Oleksandrivna

Ph.D. of Economics

Senior Researcher of the Department of regional economic policy of the Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of NAS of Ukraine

Contacts: marimusic@meta.ua

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Habrel Marta Stepanivna

Ph.D. of Economics

Senior Researcher of the Department of regional economic policy of the Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of NAS of Ukraine

Contacts: gab.martina@gmail.com

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Nazarkevych Oksana Bohdanivna

Ph.D. of Economics

Researcher of the Department of regional economic policy of the Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of NAS of Ukraine

Contacts: oksankanaz@gmail.com

Webpages:

Resume

Strategic planning is a key tool for ensuring the long-term socioeconomic development of the state and an important prerequisite for the formulation of effective regional development policies. In the current context of deepening decentralization processes, increased budgetary autonomy of local communities, and the need to rebuild the country following wartime destruction, there is a growing need for scientifically sound, structurally coherent, and effective strategic documents. The purpose of this article is to conduct a comprehensive analysis of systemic constraints on strategic planning in Ukraine and to justify directions for its modernization by eliminating regulatory, financial-operational, and political-institutional dysfunctions that hinder the formulation and implementation of effective strategic development documents. A comprehensive analysis of the current state of the strategic planning system in Ukraine has been conducted in the context of regulatory, institutional, and methodological challenges. Key structural, regulatory, institutional, and operational dysfunctions that limit its ability to ensure long-term socio-economic development have been identified. The content and consequences of outdated legislative provisions, the lack of a coordinated hierarchy of strategic documents between the national, regional, and local levels, as well as inconsistencies in the procedures for developing and financing strategies, have been analyzed. The influence of political cyclicality, frequent elite rotations, and low institutional stability on the formation of short-term priorities that hinder the realization of long-term strategic goals is substantiated. It has been established that the gap between strategic goals and budgetary support, the dominance of formal monitoring, and the lack of mandatory financial backing for strategic decisions lead to strategic documents being merely declarative and limit their practical impact on territorial development. Based on the study’s findings, the main groups of systemic shortcomings have been identified, and directions for modernizing strategic planning have been outlined, including updating the legislative framework, enhancing institutional capacity, aligning strategic and budgetary planning, and creating conditions for long-term strategic stability.

Keywords:

strategic planning, regional development, institutional capacity, regional competitiveness

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