Evolution of the regions' development paradigm in the global transformation framework

Subject of the study – the state regulation mechanism of the Ukrainian regions development that
corresponds to global transformations trends requirements.
The purpose of the study is to formulate methodological framework, which will contribute to the
implementation of European standards in the practice of planning and strategic management of the
Ukrainian regions development.
Methodology of the study are the standards of the «Classification of Territorial Units for Statistics,
(NUTS)», which are proposed to be implemented in accordance with the realities of the Ukrainian
national economy.
The main result of the study is an appropriate mechanism for the state regulation mechanism of
the Ukrainian regions development that corresponds to global transformations trends, a key element
of which is the European geostandard (NUTS).
Keywords: development, region, European Classification of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS),
regional policy, strategy, regional development strategy.
The article is devoted to the development of conceptual foundations needed for the formation of
a mechanism to be used for state regulation of the Ukrainian regions development, which has to be
consistent with the trends of global transformations.
It is proved that in Ukraine does not exist now the system of effective regionalization of the country’s
territory that would meet European standards of territorial distribution and statistical accounting. As
a result, the current administrative and territorial division does not take into account the features of
territories, as well as the newly created territorial communities, etc., and does not coordinate their
functioning with the strategic development goals of the country as a whole.
This impedes the successful integration of Ukraine into the world economic space, the implementation
of the strategic vision of sustainable social and economic growth vector into regional development
planning practice, which would allow the systemic transformation process with the rational use of
available resources and gradual movement in the direction desired by society.
The implementation of this condition requires the introduction of the systemic strategic planning
into the practice of public administration, which should help to eliminate the fragmentation of state
regulation of the regional development, the declarative nature of adopted program documents, as well
as their inconsistency among themselves.
Conclusions. It is emphasized that in order to approximate the planning and management system
for the development of territories to international standards, special attention should be focused on
adapting the distribution system and statistical accounting of the Ukrainian regions to European
standards. In this context, it has been proved that the NUTS system, which is a European geocoding
standard developed by the European Commission, should be developed and introduced into practice in
the country.