EVALUATION OF THE REGIONAL DIFFERENCES OF THE “GREEN” ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT IN UKRAINE

Authors

  • Olena KONONENKO Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Serhii SVYNARETS Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17721/2413-7154/2015.71.62-67

Keywords:

“green” economy, sustainable development, regional differences, integrated index, indicators of development

Abstract

The article deals with the main methodological approaches which are used in the world’s practice for the researches of “green” economy. The problem of applicating statistics information for the assessment of “green” economy development level is investigated. Stimulating and disincentive factors of the “green” economy development are defined. The authors offer a methodological approach which enables to evaluate the development level of the “green” economy in the region in virtue of statistics information evaluation. This approach is tested on the example of Ukrainian regions. The main reasons leading to prominent disproportions in the level of development are revealed.

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Published

2015-06-30

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KONONENKO, O., & SVYNARETS, S. (2015). EVALUATION OF THE REGIONAL DIFFERENCES OF THE “GREEN” ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT IN UKRAINE. Ekonomichna Ta Sotsialna Geografiya, 71, 62–67. https://doi.org/10.17721/2413-7154/2015.71.62-67

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Volume 71 (2015)

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