THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF DEFINING ECONOMIC SECURITY AS AN ECONOMIC CATEGORY

Abstract

This article is devoted to the theoretical foundations of the study of economic security, as a result of which security is defined as a norm of functioning that arises when using actual and potential opportunities focused on enhancing one's vitality in the face of internal and external threats. The author's interpretation of the concept of «economic security» is proposed on the basis of the selected approaches and methodology of N.V. Gerasimov in defining the «economic system of society»: economic security is the maintenance of the norm of functioning of the subject, which is ensured by creating a single, stable, organizationally formalized, relatively independent set of mechanisms focused on the implementation of socio-economic interests and outlined strategic goals in the context of actualized and potential threats. Revealed the interdependence of economic security and the needs of the subjects.