Conceptual bases of territorial communities` development amid implementation of regional policy.

Abstract

Development of united territorial communities` amid implementation of regional policy is studied in the article. It is defined that conceptual bases of united territorial communities` development reflect trends strategies for achieving high level of region`s and community`s self-sufficiency in the long-term period and includes tools for achieving tactical goals. The basic principles of the concept of territorial communities` development formation in the context of regional policy implementation are outlined, namely: features of territorial communities` social and economic development; self-sufficiency; distinguishing of the region`s "core", which includes united territorial communities supporting high level of development; effective utilization of human, material and financial resources` concentration; integrity as the development of every territorial community to ensure region`s self-sufficiency as a whole; coherence of community and regional authorities` actions; systematicity. It is defined that human, material and financial resources are the basic parts of territorial communities development concept`s object. It is substantiated that the strategic goal of the conceptual foundations for territorial communities` development formulation includes: communities` grouping based on self-sufficiency level, distinguishing the communities with the highest level of development and positioning them as the region`s "core"; developing measures and methods of regional policy for eliminating social and economic disproportions of communities development; improvement of national economy`s territorial organization balancing the development of certain territorial entities within a certain region. It is determined that the philosophy of a "new" regional policy involves active participation of all regional development subjects and their potential leveraging. The article is descriptive.