Distribution of regions by their functional type, as a stage for assessing the socio-economic efficiency of the country’s post-war development

Abstract

The war is still raging, but it is already clear that advance planning is needed to ensure survival and prepare for Ukraine's recovery from the destruction caused by Russian aggression. The damage and losses caused by the aggressor to Ukrainian regions amount to billions of dollars, which are already being received and will continue to be received in the form of international technical assistance, reparations, investments, etc. These funds will be distributed across the regions, taking into account the extent of their destruction, in the relevant areas (priorities). This process requires clear arguments from the government and local authorities on the targeting of both funds and priorities that characterise effectiveness. Therefore, there is a need to find effective tools for assessing the socio-economic efficiency of post-war reconstruction. Thus, the purpose of the article is to develop a methodological support for the distribution of territories according to their functional purpose and practical implementation of the assessment of socio-economic efficiency of post-war reconstruction of the country. The conceptual foundations of the proposals presented in the article are based on current legislation, general scientific methods of cognition, theoretical and empirical orientation. On the basis of the matrix method, a system of coordinates is built to distribute the regions of Ukraine by their functional type. The choice of individual indicators as the abscissa and ordinate axes is substantiated. By converting natural indicators into relative ones, the initial data for the distribution of regions by their functional type are formed. For the purpose of further comparison of data, the average value for each indicator and region in the dynamics for five years is calculated. The proposed approach allows for a substantive approach to determining the priorities of post-war development, taking into account the typology of territories and their compliance with the basic conditions and opportunities for development, as well as the degree of destruction as a result of hostilities.