Aspekti Publìčnogo Upravlìnnâ (Jun 2014)
Problems of «demographic laws» in Ukraine
Abstract
Analyzed the national legislation in the context of strategic targets and directions of state influence on the processes of population development, the population policy implementation in Ukraine. Considered a number of the approved by the government legal acts aimed at overcoming the negative tendencies in reproduction, at the overall changes in the demographic situation. Proved the insufficient and poor regulatory support for implementation of population policy. It is shown that the existing regulations do not provide a sufficient legal basis for specific administrative or regulatory activity in this area, because they set neither the subject of the state population policy, nor its objects and legal entities. They also do not define the mechanisms for the adoption and implementation of appropriate solutions, the sources of necessary measures financing, and proper control procedures. Substantiated that their semantic fullness focused mainly on overcoming the unfavorable tendencies in some demographic processes and eliminating their negative effects, rather than on the creation of social and economic conditions that are conducive to the population reproduction of higher quality in all social groups. It is proved that population policy is seen as a separate, special and specific component of social and economic policy, the implementation of which can not influence the overall changes in the demographic situation. It is concluded about the need to pass a proper law with a clear definition of the essence, goals, objectives, and principles of population policy. Thus the population policy should be formed on its understanding as a special demographic targeting social and economic policy. This approach will provide improve the efficiency of state influence on the processes of population reproduction.
