Functional Structure of the Marine Economic Complex of Ukraine

Abstract

The article is aimed at scientific substantiation of theoretical and methodological bases of improving conceptual apparatus of the contemporary marine economic complex and determination of its functional structure in Ukraine. Scientific approaches to the interpretation of the term of «marine economic complex» have been studied. The conceptual basis of the problems and development prospects of the contemporary marine economic complex have been determined. The concept content of marine economic complex has been expanded, which, unlike the existing interpretations, has provided to substantiate a methodological approach to organizing this complex at the present stage of economic development of Ukraine. The main directions of development of the marine economic complex of Ukraine as a complex, multi-component controlled economic system, have been defined; within this system have been allocated two sub-systems: «marine» and «coastal» economy. A functional structure of marine economic complex of Ukraine has been proposed, which, unlike the well-known, stipulate the possibility of its expansion at the expense of aquatorial and territorial development infrastructures. Prospect of further research is to identify trends in the development of marine economic complex of Ukraine in the regional context, taking into consideration the proposed functional structure.

Keywords

• marine economic complex
• marine
• maritime activities
• marine economic activities
• maritime economy