UDC 338.244.047:332.142.6(477); JEL Q30, O13, R14, R58
Zahorskyy, V. S. (2018). Teoretyko-prykladni osnovy formuvannya ekopolityky rehionu v suchasnykh umovakh detsentralizatsiyi [Theoretical and applied bases for the formation of regional eco-policy under current conditions of decentralization]. Rehional'na ekonomika - Regional Economy, 89 (3), 62-69. Retrieved from http://re.gov.ua/doi/re2018.03.062.php. [in Ukrainian].
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Defining the major bases for the formation and implementation of regional eco-policy in view of the experience of developed countries, aimed at solving specific problems of socio-economic development, becomes an urgent task of economic science. The article aims to analyze the peculiarities of forming and implementing regional environmental policy in the context of decentralization of public power in Ukraine. Both domestic and foreign scientists devoted their research to the development of scientific bases of eco-policy. Nowadays, in the scientific literature there is no systematic analysis of the problems with the formation of regional eco-policy under current conditions of decentralization. In the mechanism of public power in Ukraine, the problem with centralization and decentralization is a cornerstone of the development of efficient management. Centralization in the conditions of the territorial system of Ukraine is inextricably linked with the unitary form of the state – such a system was a fundamental value and was always associated with the idea of independence and autonomy of the Ukrainian state. Determining the optimal relationship between centralization and decentralization at the current stage of the formation of Ukraine as a European state appears in the centre of reforming the processes of socio-economic development of the country. The advantages of centralized management are most fully manifested in solving global and strategic tasks, and the disadvantage is the reduction in management efficiency and in the opportunities for adaptation to the new conditions of socio-economic development. The process of decentralization lies in transferring a certain amount of power by central government bodies to lower-level entities which possess the necessary rights, duties and resources. The enlargement of the powers of regions in their relationship with the center, the right to form and implement development strategies, and the concentration of financial resources necessary for self-development at the level of territorial communities are the main directions for decentralization of public power in Ukraine. Due to the current conditions of socio-economic development of Ukraine, regional aspects of public environmental policy are very important in the process of its formation. Delegating part of powers to the regional or local level can make environmental quality management more effective. Therefore, the problem with the formation and implementation of regional eco-policy is extremely urgent in the context of decentralization. In accordance with the Law of Ukraine «On the Fundamental Principles (Strategy) of Public Environmental Policy of Ukraine for the Period until 2020», the strategic goal of the national environmental policy is to stabilize and improve the state of the natural environment of Ukraine by integrating environmental policy into the socio-economic development of Ukraine to ensure the environmentally friendly natural environment for life and health of the population, to implement the environmentally balanced system of nature management and to preserve natural ecosystems. It should be the basis for the formation of regional environmental policy of Ukraine.

Keywords:

public power, management, decentralization, local government, regional policy, regional eco-policy, environmental forecast

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