Bìznes Inform (Jul 2022)
Industrial Parks as an Instrument for Forming Regional Poles of Growth
Abstract
The economic recovery of Ukraine in the post-war period should be based on the regional poles of growth and the extant territorial communities should become such poles. One of the instruments that can facilitate the transformation of territorial communities into regional poles of growth can be industrial parks. The purpose of the article is to identify problems that prevent territorial communities with existing industrial parks from becoming regional poles of growth, and to find ways to solve them. The publication traces a shift in emphasis in the State regional policy on the formation of centers of economic growth for the period of post-war recovery from agglomerations and cities to territorial communities, which should become regional poles of growth. The theoretical basis for the formation of regional poles of growth is revealed. Attention is concentrated on industrial parks as an instrument that can facilitate the transformation of territorial communities into regional poles of growth. The directions of the State-based assistance to the development and functioning of industrial parks are characterized. The advantages of the full functioning of the industrial park for the territorial community are provided. The analysis of the location and functioning of industrial parks in Ukraine is carried out in view of the military aggression by the Russian Federation. Problems that have hampered the development and functioning of industrial parks over the past 7 years are identified. Industrial parks as an instrument for transforming territorial communities into regional poles of growth in the short and medium term are critically evaluated. It is pointed out the need to concentrate the efforts of the State authorities and local self-government bodies on the formation of conditions for the functioning of industrial enterprises on the territory of industrial parks (ensuring electrification, water supply and sewerage, gasification, access roads, promoting the construction of necessary industrial buildings, etc.), as well as providing businesses with the State security guarantees.
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