Harmonization approach to state regulation of development of automotive industry: basic postulates, advantages, disadvantages

Abstract

Introduction. The automotive industry is an integral and strategically important part of the national economy. Today, in Ukraine, the mechanism of state regulation of development of the automotive industry includes a wide range of legal, administrative, economic and social-psychological methods that potentially have significant effectiveness in stimulating the development of the automotive industry. In practice, domestic automakers are actually left alone by the government with their problems. The purpose of the paper is development of basic postulates, identification of potential advantages and disadvantages of the harmonization approach to state regulation of development of the automotive industry. Results. The basic postulates of the harmonization approach to the state regulation of development of the automotive industry are stated in the article on the example of formation of the state strategy of development of the automotive industry on the basis of harmonization with state strategic imperatives and strategies of development of the automotive enterprises. The application of the harmonization approach to the state regulation of development of the automotive industry allows to form a state strategy, taking into account the strategy of development of the automotive enterprises. Also, the separation of the priority directions of the state strategy for the development of the automotive industry from the national strategic imperatives promotes the harmonization and, thus, the synergization of the legal framework. Restrictions on the application of the harmonization approach to the state regulation of development of the automotive industry are: a small number of subjects of the automotive complex; the ordinariness of problems and obstacles to the development of the automotive enterprises; risks of lobbying the interests of some automakers and abuse of state support by automotive enterprises. Conclusion. In view of the fact that the application of the harmonization approach can distort the competitive environment in the automobile market in view of the strengthening of the state protectionism of the domestic automakers, it is recommended that the mandatory limitation in time and systematically control the implementation of state strategies for the development of the automotive industry. The prospect of further research is the development of organizational and information support for the application of the harmonization approach to the state regulation of development of the automotive industry.