Economic security of Ukrainian regions: pre-war and war periods

Abstract

Background and Objective: The relevance of the research lies in the need to in ensuring the economic security of the regions of Ukraine in the pre-war and war periods. Martial law conditions have a negative impact on the state of economic security at different levels of governance: micro, meso and macro levels and limits the processes of ensuring national competitiveness. The purpose of the study is to assess the trends in ensuring the economic security of the regions of the State in the pre-war and wartime periods.

Study Design/Materials and Methods: In the process of research, we used general scientific and special methods. In the process of research, we used the concepts and theories of economic security were also used, which made it possible to identify the levels of its provision: danger, risk, safety, challenge. The structural components of the economic security of the country’s regions are studied: production security, innovation security, investment security, financial security, foreign economic security, and social security. 

Results: It is found that most of the nation’s regions were at risk in terms of investment, financial and foreign economic security, and in terms of social security- in a state of danger. A comprehensive assessment and grouping of the regions of Ukraine by the level of economic security is carried out. 

Conclusion and summary: It is concluded that this situation causes an imbalance of the national security of the country as a whole, negatively affecting its competitiveness and the safe living conditions of the population.