Developing Mechanisms of State Regulation of Development of Rural Territories in Ukraine

A theoretical and methodological analysis is essential to ascertain the content, approaches, principles, strategic priorities of integrated development, and ways to improve the mechanisms of regulating the development of rural areas in Ukraine while integrating the relevant foreign experiences. The State regulation of rural development in Ukraine needs a rationale to adopt expanded approach to rural development, and to reiterate it as a separate sectoral area of public administration. It is recommended that the priority strategic direction of the State innovation policy in Ukraine should cover organizational and economic bases and adopt innovative model of development in rural governance contexts. The model of forming self-sufficient territorial communities is desirable in new administrative and financial decentralization contexts. Such a model can provide effective use of the internal resources of the community while taking into account the directions and of mechanisms of the State regulation.