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Popadynets, N. M., & Popovych, V. V. (2015). Stratehichni tsili rehional'noyi strukturnoyi polityky (na prykladi Ivano-Frankivs'koyi oblasti) [Strategic goals of regional structural policy (by the example of Ivano-Frankivsk Region)]. Rehional'na ekonomika - Regional Economy, 76(2), 22-29. [in Ukrainian].
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Structural changes in Ivano-Frankivsk Region are analyzed and priorities of structural correction of the economy in the region are defined. Strategic goals of regional structural policy are outlined as following: sustainable economy development; tourism and recreational sphere development; rural territories development; human capital development. Structural changes in the economy of the region are evaluated by the types of economic activity and in terms of various industry branches. The fact that priority projects of the region should be directed at the development of transport infrastructure and improvement of the region’s accessibility is proven. Attraction of large investment and creation of new job places should be the direct result of investment activity improvement in the region. The conducted analysis of region’s industrial potential reveals basic problems in the economic sphere of the region: significant disproportions in favor of electric power, chemical and oil industries; rapid decrease of chemical branch and, relevantly, fall of job places number; major share of industrial enterprises in the region belong to 3-4 technological modes, that means they are low-productive, energy-intensive and ecologically harmful; gradual steady diminishing of real economy sector share; unacceptably poor share of branches with high added value. It is defined that in order to avoid the threats brought by the abovementioned problems it is necessary to seriously alter the economic profile of the region in favor of development of technology-intensive economy sectors with high added value, to increase the processing depth in processing industry, primarily in timber and food industries, to level the territorial disparities and to increase the export production volumes, etc.

The fact that implementation of operational goals is very important in achieving the strategic goal of regional structural policy is discovered. The problems of Ivano-Frankivsk Region development are outlined. The ways of removing the detected misbalances in the economy of the region are proposed on the basis of achievement of regional structural policy strategic goals. It is proved that implementation of regional structural policy goals allows turning Ivano-Frankivsk Region into the cultural, touristic and recreational centre of Ukraine open to cooperation, the self-existent region, where the European values are combined with time-honored traditions, and region of innovative economy with comfortable and safe living environment and high level of social and spiritual life.

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investment, innovations, Ivano-Frankivsk Region, operational goals, industry, economy sectors, strategic goals, structural regional policy