Features of modernization of rural areas in the context of the european integration of Ukraine

Abstract

There are many interpretations of modernization, but there are also those that can be used for application to rural areas of Ukraine. Understanding the modernization of rural areas has undergone significant changes after Ukraine adopts the European integration course. Previous approaches to modernization have mainly focused on agriculture and the elements of life that are associated with it. Now, the rural areas of Ukraine are at the intermediate stage of transition from the primary stage of classical modernization to secondary or «neo-modenization», which follows the model of modernization «after» (typical for the countries of the post-Soviet space); this is a modernization of a clearly expressed inorganic type. Among the main factors that significantly slow down the modernization of rural areas of Ukraine, it is necessary to note frequent changes in the economic order over a relatively short period of time. Obligations, voluntarily accepted by our state, which stem from the need to implement the provisions of the «Association Agreement ...» are in fact similar to those activities that the candidate countries has carried out in the period of preparation for EU accession. The implementation of the provisions of the «Agreement ...» directly or indirectly affects all areas of the village life. There is a difference in the initial conditions for the modernization of the rural territories of the candidate countries during the period of their preparation for joining the EU and Ukraine. Proceeding from this, it is advisable to use the experience of modernization of rural areas of the member countries of the Community, in particular, the Republic of Poland. However, the sources, methods and methods of modernization that are needed to create competitive advantages in rural areas of Ukraine will differ significantly from those practiced by candidate countries for EU accession, this situation is explained by the limited financial resources.