Research of the Issue of Effective Management of Regional Development in the System of State Regional Policy

Annotation. Introduction. Strategic management of the region – management activities aimed at achieving the goals in an unstable competitive market environment, including diagnostic analysis of the region. Purpose. The aim of the article is to study the management of regional development in the system of state regional policy at different levels, which is the prerogative of functional management of the region, identifying problems and forecasting socio-economic development of the region, developing strategies and ways to improve state regional policy in transformational conditions. Results. State regional policy in Ukraine allows to consider the composition of subsystems of the region on the basis of the theory of organization, can serve as a basis for systematic analysis of the region depending on the scale of management, production capacity, population and market infrastructure. The basis of regional planning is a reasonable formation of its goals and criteria. The development strategy of the region should be based on the theory of program-target management and provide for setting strategic and tactical goals, as well as criteria for achieving them – quantitative indicators that determine the extent or composition of the assessment of the goal compared to other possible options for regional development. Conclusions. At present, the sphere of the state regional policy is being reformed, which should take into account the provision of balanced development of the state and its regions. Asymmetry and problems of development of the territories of Ukraine are connected with many negative phenomena. The state regional policy should be aimed at creating a single integrated space, taking into account the European experience and new approaches to its improvement. Difficult economic situation in the region; budget problems do not allow for expanded production, so it is advisable to apply strategies of “fire extinguishing”, “retreat”, “guerrilla warfare”, “reduction” and “elimination”. Keywords: Regional development, state regional policy, region, management system, strategic management, strategy, planning, concept.