SMALL-TOWNS OF RURAL REGIONS OF UKRAINE IN THE CONTEXT OF CHANGES IN THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM OF MANAGEMENT

Abstract

Shows features of small towns in the rural regions of Ukraine, their close relationship with the countryside. Defined the essence of the influence of transformational processes in the economic system to the socio-economic situation in small towns. Detected changes in the development of important processing industries–sugar, flax, fodder, milk–with the positions of their influence on the economic base of small towns. Scheduled general regularities of influence of transformational processes in different sectors of the processing industry in the development of small towns. Directions enhance the development of these towns subject to improvement of economic system in the agro-industrial field.