Organization of strategic planning in Ukraine at the mesolevel: contemporary challenges

Natalia Smentyna
PhD in Economics, Associate Professor of Economics and National Economy Management Department, Odessa National Economic University, E-mail:smentn@yandex.ru

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Smentyna, N. (2016), Organization of strategic planning in Ukraine at the mesolevel: contemporary challenges. Ed.: M. Zveryakov (ed.-in-ch.) and others [Orhanizatsiia stratehichnoho planuvannia v Ukraini nа mezorivni: vyklyky suchasnosti; za red.: М. I. Zveriakova (gol. red.) ta in.], Socio-economic research bulletin; Vìsnik socìal’no-ekonomìčnih doslìdžen’ (ISSN 2313-4569), Odessa National Economic University, Odessa, No. 2 (61), pp. 57–63.

Abstract

The article analyzes the practice of developing strategies in Ukraine at the mesolevel. Recommendations concerning improving the process of strategic planning organization at the mesolevel with a focus on the partnership approach to developing strategies and their future implementation are formulated. Tools of the strategic planning mechanism are offered in the context of legal, institutional, informational and scientific supporting. The expediency of orientation towards new approaches to strategic planning is substantiated, in particular, using scenario planning. The level of regions’ socio-economic development in the distant future is determined in accordance with the tools of state regional policy.

Keywords

strategic planning; socio-economic development; mesolevel; administrative and territorial unit; scenario planning; efficiency.

JEL classification: O200;  DOI: https://doi.org/10.33987/vsed.2(61).2016.57-63

UD classification: 338.2 (332.145)

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