National Academy of State Administration

About: National Academy of State Administration is a education organization based out in Kyiv, Ukraine. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Decentralization & Population. The organization has 170 authors who have published 138 publications receiving 196 citations.

Public Administration in Ukraine: Adjusting to European Standards

Abstract: Abstract In recent years many important developments have been observed in the Ukrainian public administration: reforms in the public-administration system and civil service, improvements in the regulatory framework for their functioning, extension of the rights and powers of local self-government, bringing their activities into compliance with the EU requirements as well as the transformation of civil service according to the European standards. However, reforming public administration in a post-socialist transition country is hampered by the lack of resources and by public mistrust. The Ukrainian state faces these challenges, as well, and it attempts to find the ways to leave behind the situation formed by decades of uncertain public policy and a flapping development vector. Since 2014 key events have taken place that dramatically affected the public administration in Ukraine, i.e.: the elections of a new president instead of the one who fled, the snap parliamentary elections, establishing new civil and military administrations, launching approximately 60 reforms aiming to give the nation a modern shape corresponding to world-wide trends. Special importance must be granted to the public administration (PA) reform because it plays a crucial role in securing the nation’s success in global competition. The goal of this study is reviewing the most important PA reforms occurring in Ukraine (decentralization, civil-service reform, anti-corruption measures, transparency, reviewing the functions of the central executive bodies). The research questions embrace the following: (a) what main directions in PA reforming are perceived by the Ukrainian government; (b) how are the national governmental body’s functions reviewed; (c) what are the obstacles and risks for PA reforming at the national level ? To address these questions, the respective legislation has been analyzed along with some practical steps applied by the government towards the improvement of public institutions’ operation. Our study demonstrates that Ukraine has moved quite a distance from the soviet legacy as concerns public administration; however, the country has not reached the point of no return yet: the positive reform achievements must be supported by steady efforts in order to make them irreversible and to significantly raise public administration’s efficiency.

Strategic directions of state assistance to enterprises development in ukraine: managerial and financial aspects

Abstract: The article substantiates the strategic directions of state assistance to the development of enterprises in Ukraine, i.e. managerial and financial aspects. It proves that the sphere of entrepreneurship, like any other social activity, is subjected to the influence of the regulatory policy of the state. We have also stated that business units carry out self-regulation of their operation, which is adjusted by the objective laws of the market mechanism, within which all entities in the society function. It has been argued that the assistance of the state is just to regulate and support the development of enterprises through the activities of public authorities of central, regional and local levels. We would like to note that in developed countries the state plays a significant role in the process of managing small and medium-sized enterprises, which today in the EU are more than 80 % of the total number of economic entities. We emphasize that the primary goal of the state policy of the European countries is to balance the interests of the state and business, to provide optimal conditions for entrepreneurial activity, to increase the competitiveness of the business. In particular, this policy is implemented through the actions of states and special programs performed under the auspices of the European Union. Business support measures are funded through EU structural funds such as the Regional Development Fund and the Social Fund. The data of the influential international research «The Global Competitiveness Report» of the World Economic Forum in 2019 is given, according to which the highest place in the ranking is the indicator «Cost of starting a business» – Ukraine ranks 14th among 141 countries. We would like to note that other indicators that determine the managerial role of the state, such as administrative costs and regulatory framework, are in the second half of the rating. It is found that obstacles to the active development of entrepreneurship in Ukraine are because of the following problems: the lack of proper financing; information vacuum; less diversification of the business environment; in many cases, the absence of an «airbag» for business development; independent lending by entrepreneurs to their clients, resulting in cash gaps; high level of corruption; lack of proper education, which is the main reason for the bankruptcy of many newcomers in the early years; the problem of scaling business with experienced entrepreneurs; business model crisis and difficulties in conquering new markets; personnel crisis in Ukraine and especially in the regions. It is noted that the efficiency of investments of enterprises is significantly improved due to the implementation of innovative projects. We have stated that the innovative vector of state assistance to the development of enterprises should provide for the implementation of both the general state strategy, which will take into account the introduction of innovations into the economic activity of the entities and also the innovative approach of specific enterprises, development by them of projects for the creation of innovative products. Innovation can increase the competitiveness of business entities on the market by improving the management of enterprises, quality marketing, personnel and innovation policies.

The current state of investment security in ukraine in the context of covid-19 and its impact on the financial and economic situation of the state

Abstract: . Ensuring stable economic development of the country is the main task of state authorities. Investment security is an important component of economic security, plays an important role during the sustainable development of the country’s economy. Modern globalization processes play an important role during the development of the system for the formation and protection of investment security. In addition, the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the identification of new negative factors, endogenous and exogenous changes, which have made significant adjustments to the development of a stable economy in the country. To combat this pandemic, a state of emergency was introduced, it concerned either an entire country or a separate region or a separate sphere. The countries of the world, for their part, introduced sanitary and epidemiological measures to avoid the spread of the disease. The rapid introduction of these measures, as well as the development and implementation of steps that dealt with mitigating the consequences of the pandemic, caused a slowdown in economic development not only in the countries of the world, but also in Ukraine. The main factor in determining the level of investment security can be a study of the state of the investment climate in the country. The pandemic significantly affected the stability of the economy, in particular, created a negative field for ensuring investment security. Investments, being a long-term «feeding» of the economy, is not only a key condition for modernizing the national economy, but also the main factor of its economic security. The «safe» properties of investments are determined by the ability to make capital investments and production savings at a level that guarantees sufficient rates of expanded reproduction, technological re-equipment and economic restructuring, directly increases the potential for protecting economic interests from threats of various approaches. GDP. Assessment of the current level of investment made it possible to determine the adequacy of the provision of the Ukrainian economy with investments, is an indicator of the country’s investment security. Keywords: investment security, pandemic, GDP, financial and economic situation, government institutions, investment climate. JEL Classification H20, H83, H44, E44, L51, F52 Formulas: 3; fig.: 1; tabl.: 3; bibl.: 38.

Financial and administrative aspects of small business development in ukraine

Abstract: The article substantiates key financial and administrative aspects of small business development. It is noted that entrepreneurship in the field of small business is determined as the activity of business units with the inherent features that are both characteristic to entrepreneurial structures in general, and also peculiar features that determine the peculiarities of such a functioning of business units in the sphere of implementing the tasks and objectives of the business. It is highlighted that the success of a small business depends on the conditions of the environment in which entrepreneurial structures operate. It is explained that to such conditions there should be included economic, legal, socio-cultural, demographic, technological, natural-geographical and organizational ones. The peculiarities of business development in developed countries and Ukraine are analyzed and their comparative estimation is presented. It is determined that small and medium business play a significant role in the development of economic systems of developed countries around the world. It is established that the share of small and medium business in the GDP of many developed countries stands for more than 50%, which speaks of their significance for society as a whole. It is proved that in order to reach the level of developed countries in Ukraine and to increase the presence and importance of small business, it is necessary to improve the mechanisms of public administration and to strengthen the financial factor of influence on the processes of business development in the country. The ways of improving financial mechanisms of small business management at the level of the state are presented. The direct and indirect means of public administration influence are characterized, on the basis of which entrepreneurs will be able to attract financial resources for their development. It is suggested to allocate budget allocations, preferential lending and partial compensation of interest rates on loans to the direct means of public administration influence on the development of small business. Also, in the article there is offered to treat the development of alternative financing schemes, the activity of specialized guarantee funds, improvement of access of business to credit resources, improvement of the financial market infrastructure and training of specialists for the provision of consulting services for the participation of small business in financial market operations as the indirect means of public administration influence on the development of small business.

SDGs and ESG disclosure regulation: is there an impact? Evidence from Top-50 world economies

Abstract: This paper explores the influence of the ESG disclosure regulation (government corporate ESG disclosure and non-government corporate ESG disclosure) on the ranking in 50 largest economies. Applying various statistical methods and techniques, including both parametrical (Student’s t-test, ANOVA analysis) and non-parametrical (Mann-Whitney U test) tests, simple average analysis, OLS with dummy variables method and multiple linear regression analysis, as well as correlation analysis and Granger causality test, several hypotheses are tested. The hypotheses stipulate whether or not ESG disclosure regulation differs in developed and emerging countries and whether or not ESG disclosure regulation influences the country’s SDGI ranking, as well as the ranking of the country among 50 largest economies. According to the results, the differences in ESG disclosure regulation are statistically significant in developed and emerging countries. The level of ESG disclosure compliance is higher in developed countries. ESG disclosure regulation influences the position of the country in SDGI and 50 largest economies rankings. The more country complies with ESG disclosure criteria, the better position in rankings is. Incorporation of ESG criteria is an important evolutionary step in economic development of the country. It allows increasing position of the country in 50 largest economies and SDGI ranking. Thus, ESG disclosure regulation is vital for the development of the country in the modern world. AcknowledgmentComments from the Editor and anonymous referees have been gratefully acknowledged. Alex Plastun gratefully acknowledges financial support from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (0117U003936). Inna Makarenko gratefully acknowledges financial support from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (0117U003933).