THE BORYSPIL UNITED TERRITORIAL COMMUNITY: A SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF BORISPOL DISTRICT
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko national University of Kyiv, Mykhailenko T. , Sichka A. ,   Kyiv Oblast Council
Published: December 2021

The reform of decentralization is considered to be one of the most successful current reforms. The main strategic goal of the local self-government’s reform is to create conditions for providing its possibility to independently solve local-scale questions at the expense of its own resources. The maximum possible transfer of powers to territorial communities is the main way to achieve this goal and, accordingly, the creation of conditions for the dynamic development of districts and regions and the provision of high-quality public services and a safe living environment for citizens. The basis of the formation of the Boryspil united territorial community (Kyiv region) in the context of the modern process of decentralization was identified. The main components of the resource potential of this territorial community: natural resource, production, labour and infrastructure are analyzed. The benefits and advantageous of the transport-geographical location of the Boryspil UTC (united territorial community) are determined. The industrial potential, which affects various aspects of the socio-economic development of society, including the budget income, the level of employment and the prosperity of the population are analyzed. It is worth noting positive financial indicators such as: income to the local budget and the tax capacity index, the value of which allows transfer funds from the community budget to the state budget as a reverse subsidy to help financially insolvent communities. This indicates that the society is financially sound to support itself, solve its own problems and provide a full range of services for a quality life on its territory. The main problems and threats, which require urgent solutions for the community, are identified and distinguished. Potential possibilities of attracting and using the resources of the Boryspil UTC are considered for its further development. The advantages and possibilities of using the available Boryspil territorial community’s resources to resolve questions of local importance have been identified, and therefore, this will contribute to improving the living standards of residents. The obtained result made it possible to confirm that the Boryspil territorial community is able to be independently through the use of its own resources (financial support and infrastructure development) and provide a good level of services to its citizens (in the field of education, culture, healthcare, etc.). Conducting research was carried out in several stages: 1) at the first stage, preparation for the research was performed (problem statement); 2) at the next stage – collecting of primary information (methods of analysis, synthesis, statistical, literary, etc.); 3) at the third stage – processing of the found information (comparative, statistical, systematization, generalization methods, SWOT analysis); 4) on the last stage – the analysis of the received information (interpretation of the results, the formulation of general conclusions of the research).