UDC 332.146.2: 332.122.5
Mikula, N. A., Tsybulska, Y. O., & Tsisinska, O. B. (2014). Mekhanizmy zabezpechennya konkurentospromozhnosti v transkordonnomu prostori [Mechanisms of the competitiveness ensuring in the cross-border space]. Rehional'na ekonomika - Regional Economy, 73(3), 239-249. [in Ukrainian].
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Boundary regions of neighboring countries combine their efforts towards the development of common or coordination of existing mechanisms of competitiveness ensuring in the struggle for human resources for investment and business in cross-border space. However, such existing problems of cross-border actors’ interactions as differences in legislation, inappropriate infrastructure and lack of close cooperation between cross-border actors, leads to the low level of cross-border cooperation, which in turn leads to the outflow of labor for permanent residence in other countries, location of business and investments in other countries or “central” regions of the state – all this deepens the gap in the socio-economic development of the border regions. Theoretical, methodological and methodical approaches to the research and development of mechanisms of competitiveness ensuring in the cross-border space remain under-developed, that confirm the relevance and necessity of the researches in this area.

The purpose of this article is to outline the theoretical foundations of the development of mechanisms to ensure competitiveness in the cross-border space.

The theoretical basis for the development of the mechanisms for the cross-border space competitiveness ensuring is outlined in the article. Particularly, the approaches to the essence of cross-border space and competitiveness in the cross-border space are generalized. Special attention is focused on the need to development of new and convergence of the existing mechanisms to ensure the competitiveness in the cross-border space and the role of government in these processes. The competitiveness of cross-border area will be ensured through borrowing or the extension of existing mechanisms competitiveness from/to neighboring areas and/or the formation of joint mechanisms in cross-border region for the appearance of the competitive advantage. Thus, the approach to competitiveness ensuring in the cross-border space through the convergence of legal, organizational and economic mechanisms of competitiveness ensuring from each side of the border is proposed in the article.

The decrease of the differentiation in the level of economic development and harmonization of legislation will facilitate the growth of cross-border mobility of the inhabitants of the cross-border region, the emergence of joint ventures and business infrastructure elements, as well as this will enhance cross-border cooperation. Particularly important in these processes is the role of authorities of all levels. Effective cooperation of regional authorities and local self-governing authorities from different sides of the border would create conditions for raising funds from international funds and donor organizations for their further investment in the development of the cross-border region, for the continuous learning process of whole actors of cross-border cooperation and other institutions involved in the development of the region, for the formation of organizational and information infrastructure for interaction of authorities, regional or local development agencies from cross-border region through the creation of a single institutional mechanism, as well as will facilitate the development of informational materials and presentations about the cross-border region and various international events to improve its international image and intensify cross-border cooperation to promote fundraising from international private investors and organizations, etc.

Keywords:

cross-border space, competitiveness, mechanism, mechanisms of competitiveness ensuring