Conditions Of Global Competition Research Articles

The Possibility of Applying Total Quality Management at the Higher Institute of Science and Technology – SUSA

In this study, an attempt was made to determine the possibility of applying total quality management in the Higher Institute of Science and Technology (SUSA) and to explain what needs to be done to create high-quality and qualified education and educational institutions in individuals and regions. Institutional aspects of education management. Within this framework, a number of domains from different sources are defined, different characteristics are highlighted, and efforts to improve the understanding of quality are discussed. The management model will enable educational institutions to survive under the conditions of global competition, cooperation should be developed in the form of innovation, modernity, liberalism, openness, development, change and catch-up. Quality is most clearly defined as customer satisfaction. In educational institutions, especially educational administrators, lecturers, teaching assistants, students, parents and educational institutions, the purpose is to improve the quality of lecturers as an overall environmental education.

Curriculum adaptation for the integration of children with special educational requirements: concept and methods

The integration of each child with CES is an issue that must be seriously studied. We must start from the idea that the school has the duty to ensure equal opportunities for all students. Unfortunately, in the case of the C.E.S phenomenon, the reality on the ground only shows us that there is a gap between educational policies and their implementation. The process of educational integration of students with CES includes the development of an individualized intervention plan, in which the use of effective methods of curricular adaptation plays an essential role. The way in which reference to values influences the way we look at education, as well as the way in which globalizing concepts make us forget the local/regional/national specificity of education. To illustrate them, international tests/ methods that evaluate education systems were exemplified, as well as the measures that some states have taken to bring education closer to the student’s needs, towards the new student typology of the ,,digital era”, multicultural, plurilingual. Globalization is today an undeniable phenomenon, which deeply affects the systems of states. In its current sense, the term globalization arose from the awareness that the world is in a process through which it will become a kind of ,,global village” or, at least, a single economic, socio-political and cultural system. Therefore, the implications of the phenomenon for the field of education are serious and undeniable. Part of the research undertaken on the implications of the globalist phenomenon in education tries to demonstrate that its very foundation is shaken from its foundations. Diversification and fragmentation, specific to global societies, would lead to the cancellation of national educational ideals, which will be limited to responding to economic requirements in the conditions of global competition.

USING THE LEAN MANUFACTURING METHODOLOGY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE ENTERPRISE'S BUSINESS PROCESSES

Formulation of the problem. In the conditions of global competition, lean production acquires special importance. For enterprises all over the world, the only way to survive in the market is to produce goods and provide services that most fully satisfy the demands of consumers, while using advanced management methods and technologies. Lean manufacturing is one of the modern tools of production organization and management technology, which is used to improve the quality of products and services, the most complete satisfaction of consumer needs, while ensuring a careful attitude to the company's resources and their savings.
 The purpose of the study is the further development of methodological, methodical and practical approaches to the concept of Lean manufacturing to improve the quality of the enterprise's business processes.
 Research methods. The research used scientific methods, such as theoretical generalization, comparison, analysis, synthesis.
 Result. In the process of research, a comparison of traditional business management and the concept of lean production was made and revealed. that the concept of lean production has such advantages as the transition from centralized, vertical management to horizontal, involvement of all employees in the process, teamwork, focus on rational use of resources. The concept of lean production is aimed at eliminating the following main types of losses: overproduction of goods; waiting for raw materials, semi-finished products, necessary service information; unnecessary movement of materials; redundant processing steps arising due to errors in the design of business processes; excessive stocks and business processes leading to their occurrence; unjustified rotation of personnel in the work process; production of waste; underutilization of employees' creative potential.
 Conclusions. Six main elements and 52 components (requirements) of Lean manufacturing are defined based on the SAE J4000 standard for more successful application of lean manufacturing ideas in practice production to analyze the levels of implementation of lean manufacturing methodology components and elements. The main elements of the concept of lean manufacturing, the development and improvement of which should be focused on, are: company management and trust in it; enterprise personnel; information environment; chain "supplier – organization – consumer"; product; business processes. An important role in the concept of lean manufacturing is played by the 5S ordering system and the system of general maintenance of TPM equipment .
 Keywords: lean manufacturing; losses; flow of value creation; 5S ordering system; system of general maintenance of TPM equipment; SAE standard J4000.

NATIONAL ECONOMIC INTERESTS OF UKRAINE IN THE SPHERE OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS

This article analyzes the national interests of Ukraine from the point of view of transformations of international economic relations during the period of military aggression. The aspects and indicators of the effectiveness of the state policy in the investment and innovation sphere for strengthening the security of the real sector of the economy, determining the risks and threats of using the investment and innovation potential of economic security and the degree of its influence on the competitive positions of Ukraine in the conditions of technological globalism are characterized. The directions of positive development of the global economy and international regulatory mechanisms of its influence on the national competitiveness and economic interests of Ukraine are outlined. A justified sequence of actions to ensure the economic security of Ukraine in the field of international economic relations, strategic directions of innovative activity and resource support of the investment and innovation component of the economic interests of the real sector of the economy in conditions of global competition.

УПРАВЛІННЯ ВИТРАТАМИ ТА ОПТИМІЗАЦІЯ БІЗНЕС-ПРОЦЕСІВ ДЛЯ ДОСЯГНЕННЯ ПРИБУТКОВОСТІ

Transformational processes of socio-economic development create new challenges for entrepreneurship. In the conditions of global competition, constant changes in business conditions and the complexity of the environment, the issue of cost management and optimization of business processes becomes a key aspect of business strategy. More and more businesses are looking for ways to increase cost efficiency while improving product or service quality. The method of this study is a thorough analysis and determination of optimal approaches to cost management aimed at achieving profitability. The research object is cost management processes in the business environment, while the subject of research is methods and tools for optimizing business processes to increase profitability. During the study, the key problems of cost management and optimization of business processes were identified, recommendations were made for increasing the efficiency of cost management and reducing costs, and developing a strategy for optimizing business processes to increase productivity and competitiveness. The conclusions of this study indicate that effective cost management and optimization of business processes are aimed at ensuring the enterprise’s profitability. Therefore, enterprises need to actively use the strategies of cost control, automation, and standardization of business processes. In conclusion, the ongoing transformative processes in socio-economic development have ushered in a new era of challenges for entrepreneurship. In the landscape of fierce global competition, ever-evolving business conditions, and a complex operating environment, effective cost management and the optimization of business processes have become pivotal elements of business strategy. Businesses across various industries are increasingly exploring avenues to enhance cost efficiency while simultaneously elevating the quality of their products or services. Practical implementation of the recommendations will help enterprises to increase profitability and stable growth in the modern business environment. The practical implementation of these recommendations stands to empower enterprises to not only increase profitability but also achieve sustainable growth in the contemporary business environment, thus navigating the intricate challenges of socio-economic transformation and global competition.

Eğitim Yönetiminde Kurumsal Kalite Geliştirmeye Yönelik Çalışmaların İncelenmesi

In this study, studies aimed at improving institutional quality in educational management have been examined and it has been tried to explain what needs to be done in order to create quality and qualified educational and educational activities in educational institutions in individual and institutional terms in educational management. Within this framework, various definitions have been made in many areas in different sources and different characteristics have been brought to the fore and efforts based on improving this quality understanding have been discussed. The management model that will enable educational institutions to maintain their existence under the conditions of global competition and cooperation should be developed in the form of innovative, modern, libertarian, open to development, change and catching up with the era. Quality is most clearly defined in the form of customer satisfaction. In educational institutions, especially educational administrators, teachers, auxiliary staff, students, parents and educational institutions to improve the quality of the interlocutors as a total environmental education are required to act together around the common denominator. Key Words: Education Management, Quality Improvement, Corporate Quality

Designing an optimization model for green closed-loop supply chain network of heavy tire by considering economic pricing under uncertainty.

The conditions of global competition and environmental sensitivities have made organizations and factories to collect returned products, in such a way that these organizations have tried to rehabilitate, recycle, or destroy these products in order to protect the environment. This paper propose a mathematical model for the green closed-loop supply chain network of heavy tire by considering the economic pricing of its products under conditions of uncertainty, which economically determines the price and leads to more profitability. In addition, the relevant model is a two-objective fuzzy model, the first objective of which is to minimize costs and maximize profits, and the second objective is to minimize environmental issues. The proposed model can also determine the optimal location of each center based on potential locations, the optimal amount of production, distribution, collection, recycling, as well as the reproduction of products. The ε-constraint method is used to solve the model with two objective functions; this method ensures strong Pareto optimal answers and prevents weak Pareto answers. Independent two-sample t-test is used to verify the results of certain and uncertain models in the studied model. In order to evaluate the effectiveness and profitability of the proposed method, a case study in the field of heavy tires is finally used, through which very useful results are obtained.

Исторический аспект проблемы одаренности педагогов

The article analyzes the problem of gifted teachers, its genesis and the process of formation in the context of historical and pedagogical works. The historical prerequisites for the emergence of concepts: intellectual abilities, giftedness of teachers are highlighted. The analysis of the works of famous philosophers, historians and teachers revealed that the activity of gifted teachers is associated with their innovative approach to the organization of the learning and upbringing process. In the current crisis situation in the world, a significant place should be given to education and upbringing of young people. Only gifted educators capable of proposing new approaches and means of education and forming a new worldview can effectively solve these issues. Such a personality quality as “giftedness” acquires great importance in Russia and abroad. The personal characteristic of giftedness fully applies not only to students, but to a greater extent to university teachers. The intellectual resource of specialists becomes a decisive factor in the conditions of global competition between countries. The problem of identifying and training gifted teachers and students has acquired not only personal and significant, but also social dimension in our society. The article presents famous gifted teachers of Saratov Universities.

ТЕОРІЯ ТА ПРАКТИКА ФОРМУВАННЯ АРХІТЕКТОНІКИ ЕКОНОМІЧНОГО ПРОСТОРУ

The theoretical justification and the practical recommendations for the formation of the architecture of the economic space of the region are proposed and grounded in article. The modern views of scientists on the elements of the architecture of the economic space, the features of the economic space and it influence on the effectiveness of the functioning of the regions are analyzed. The legislative framework defining the principles of the territorial system of Ukraine is characterized. The influence of decentralization on the formation of the economic space of the regions of Ukraine was assessed. The regional disintegration is the most dangerous consequence of the imperfect organization of the economic space. The regional disintegration and the national macroeconomics destructiveness lead to the emergence of significant socio-economic disparities, uneven economic growth, disruption of the processes of economic reproduction and the corresponding reproductive proportions as at the regional and national levels. The transformation of economic space in Ukraine is analyzed by the levels. The list and general characteristics of the features of the modern economic space are given. There are the following:1) economic space is formed within the geographical space; 2) unity (legislative, political, informational, monetary and currency; institutional, fiscal, etc.); 3) integration (common labor, capital, goods and services market); 4) cyclical functioning and development; 5) combination of specialization and integration of economic activity; 6) integrity; 7) hierarchy; 8) polarization and heterogeneity. The key features of the formation of effective architecture and ensuring regional development in the conditions of global competition are characterized. The transparency, self-organization, self-reproduce ability, flexibility is the most important for economic space in terms of global competitiveness. The peculiarities of the formation of the economic space are primarily determined by the corresponding level of the administrative-territorial unit, which as a whole system has the corresponding management objects and goals.

Analysis of the Sociological and Informational Section of Economic and Military and Defense Problems in Ukraine at the Current Stage (Unified Journalistic Material Was Formed on the Basis of Discussion Events in United Territorial Communities)

In the article, based on a sociological analysis of public opinion and the existing work experience of state management bodies, local self-government bodies and economic entities, with the participation of public formations, certain problems of a military and defense nature were identified. They were evaluated from the standpoint of an average citizen of the United Territorial Communities (UTC). The research was carried out by surveying citizens about the causes of shortcomings and omissions of both a tactical and strategic nature. Based on existing experience, ways and means of their elimination are proposed. The prerequisites for increasing responsibility for the final results of activities in this area have been studied. The accession of Ukraine to the European Commonwealth in the post-war period determines not only the success of the struggle and, in the end, victory, but also the development and implementation of means and mechanisms for activating the activities of united territorial communities and business entities in fundamentally new conditions. It has been established that due to the complex use of social, political, and spiritual factors when introducing relevant changes in the legislation, it is possible to increase the effectiveness of reforms and prevent negative phenomena that developed in the post-totalitarian period and during the war. Increasing the efficiency of the specified measures is proposed at the expense of ideological-educational and innovative-management levers. This is one of the directions of not only the development of national and regional traditions and culture, but also the strengthening of economic security in the state, and the stable functioning of the national economy of Ukraine, which can actually make it competitive in the conditions of global competition and accession to the EU and NATO. Keywords OTG, public opinion, war, defense, management, ideology, enterprises, stability, strategy, tactics, efficiency, economic activity, reformation-transformational society, European Union, NATO.

Determination of competitiveness of knowledge-intensive machine-building products on the basis of effective information

The strategy for the development of industrial enterprises in the conditions of global competition, high growth rates, and ensuring national security of Kazakhstan is aimed at innovative management of the production of high-tech products based on assessments of its competitiveness. Consequently, the practice of top managers indicates that they pay special attention to the study and research in the production of high-tech products in order to ensure the competitiveness of the enterprise. The description of the production cycle from the perspective of the application of various economic models allows the manager to make optimal management decisions in the production of high-tech engineering products only on the basis of effective communication. The hypothesis of the scientific article is the statement that in the conditions of the digital economy, the used definitions of the competitiveness of high-tech products require the study of methods of their assessment, taking into account marketing tools based on full and reliable information. Therefore, the article suggests the use of a complex indicator to determine the competitiveness of hightech products, taking into account the determination of the factors of the significance of event marketing and the inclusion in the methodology of assessing the competitiveness of high-tech products - the indicator "the significance of event marketing", based on the use of relevant and reliable information.

The role of the cluster in the economy of Eastern Europe

In modern conditions of global competition, the cluster approach is more efficient in the organization of international production. The cluster approach is a new technology that allows to increase the competitiveness of the sector, region and country’s economy as a whole. Structural and technological changes in the world economy lead to the structuring of the economy, increasing competitiveness and the transition to a cluster system. If the cluster policy of developed Western European countries is used as an experiment, then in Eastern European countries clusters are the basis of the economy. States that set up their own economies based on clusters are distinguished by the production of competitive products that have provided a high level of development. The integration of state, research institutes and specialists creates conditions for efficient use of the potential of the economies of the countries. Some states support the development of clusters by stimulating economic policy tools and investments, shaping the business environment. In Belarus, Ukraine, Hungary, Romania and Georgia, clusters are emerging in the fields of higher education, healthcare, as well as ICT, microbiology, virology, chemistry and pharmaceuticals.

РИНОК РЕСТОРАННИХ ПОСЛУГ ПРИЧОРНОМОРСЬКОГО РЕГІОНУ У ПЕРІОД КОРОНАКРИЗИ

The article considers the specifics of the market of restaurant services in the Black Sea Region of Ukraine at the present stage of “restart” of enterprises in this sector of service. The aim of the study was to study the current state of the market of restaurant services in Odesa, Kherson and Mykolaiv regions and identify trends in the development of food establishments in the Black Sea region as the most popular domestic tourism destinations in Ukraine in the coronavirus crisis. Catering establishments of the city of Odesa traditionally remain leaders in the market of restaurant services of Ukraine; trends of reset of the restaurant industry in Odesa, Kherson and Mykolaiv regions correspond to those in Europe and the world have been identified. We have used a set of general and special methods in this article (they are historical and logical method, method of analysis and synthesis, diagram method, scientific abstraction). We reviewed the literature, business websites and used some professional interpretations. Catering establishments of the city of Odesa traditionally remain leaders in the market of restaurant services of Ukraine as the monitoring of the market environment of the hospitality industry for 2020-2021 have been proven. The restaurant business and the catering sector are implementing a variety of trade formats and new thematic concepts implemented through culinary diversity and different price levels while maintaining high standards of quality, healthy and balanced food that meets the urgent needs of consumers. Maintaining health in the context of coronavirus is a priority. At the same time, the trend of prevalence of fast food remains quite stable, with the expansion of the niche market for pizza, burgers and sushi in the study region, which in turn determines the specifics of the restaurant business in the Black Sea Region during the coronavirus crisis. The international experience of successful restaurant enterprises shows that the unalterable way of survival in the conditions of global competition and coronavirus crisis should be built on an innovative basis with active use of modern scientific and technical achievements, as well as the readiness of food establishments for innovations.

Global competition: the role and place in the marketing environment

The relevance of the investigation is in the need to identify current trends in global competition and outline aspects of its interaction with the marketing environment of the enterprise. The demand to explore the modern conceptual apparatus of global competition is manifested in the creation of theoretical basis for increasing the value for consumers of global goods and services by reducing their time, optimizing the route, obtaining useful information and additional services. The aim of the article is to investigate the nature, types and main characteristics of competitive behavior in the global market. The object of research is the competitive relations arising in the world economy. This goal necessitated the solution of the following tasks: to identify the types and analyze the classification features of competition; outline the role and place of global competition in the marketing environment of enterprises; outline the main functions of global competition. The paper is devoted to the investigation of theoretical explanations of the role and place of global competition in the marketing environment of economic entities. The essence of global competition is revealed. The classification of competition types is studied and the place of global competition is outlined. The main characteristics of competitive environments in the global market in terms of key classification features, such as by the scale of development; development nature; competition methods; form; effectiveness criterion; compliance with the law; competitors. It is substantiated that the growing attention to the problems of global competitive relations is due to a number of significant changes in the modern global business environment, including the desire of successful companies to attract new customers, reduce costs and improve competitiveness, using the effect of scale and experience; competencies, reducing the level of risk by means of markets diversification. It is concluded that the global competitive environment should be considered as a set of elements in the global market that are interconnected and constantly interact, namely: the number of competing producers in the global market, global market infrastructure, and conditions of global competition.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS OF THE ENTERPRISE

Abstract. Competition characterizes the relationships between entities and occurs in the field of economic, social, cultural and artistic relations, and of course sports. Nowadays, competition is most often understood as competition and rivalry between entities striving to achieve the same goal and the same benefits on a global scale. International (global) competition is commonly understood as competition between companies or countries on a global scale and is the most visible dimension of globalization. The emergence of global competition is mainly associated with changes that have taken place in the external environment of enterprises.
 Success in global competition can only be ensured by an action strategy that is focused on innovation, creates a system of rapid response to emerging opportunities and threats, enables active impact on factors shaping production and demand in the sector, on competitors, and related and supporting sectors. An effective strategy should also take into account the directions of internationalization or globalization of the company's operations, possible strategic alliances and the right location supporting competitive advantage.
 The globalization of knowledge and technology includes the intensification of international integration in the sphere of research and development and in the sphere of technology implementation, expanding international cooperation between companies from different countries sharing know how, as well as cooperation between governments and academic institutions, and an increase in the use of innovation on a global scale. In the conditions of global competition, people and their knowledge have become a strategic resource. The increase in intellectual capital efficiency depends on the ability and ability to associate it with abundant, and therefore cheap, factors located on the global market. Globalization, leading to the free possibility of production factors across borders, creates such possibilities.
 External and internal factors (determinants) of the international competitiveness of the enterprise are considered. The most important determinants of the so-called the company's closer environment is found out. These determinants remain in close dependence and interactive relationship with elements of the macroeconomic environment, primarily with economic, social, legal and political factors. They are independent of the enterprise, as they largely depend on the state policy, the degree of market regulation and, in general, the economic situation in a given country and in the global economy. In turn, internal factors determining the competitiveness of an enterprise in an ideal perspective depend on the enterprise itself, its resources and activities. However, one should remember about the interactivity highlighted above for all the determinants of competitiveness. The company has an impact on all of these factors, but their positive impact on improving competitiveness, competitive position and finally achieving the desired competitive advantage is also conditioned by external determinants of competitiveness.

The concept of the mechanism of managing the intellectual resources of the innovative active enterprises’ employees (experience of Great Britain)

Introduction. Management of competencies of innovative workers in specific conditions of functioning of innovatively active enterprises as producing ecosystems is considered as the dominant direction of managing the process of production of new knowledge, localized within a specific organization, which can increase the consumer value of final consumption goods/services in the process of global value chains’ formation.
 Aim and tasks. The purpose of the publication is to summarize United Kingdom practices in the management of intellectual resources of innovatively active enterprises.
 Results. The purpose of the United Kingdom science and innovation policy is to develop the professional skills of the population, to organize world-class research and education, to apply knowledge and skills to develop a competitive economy. The established network of science and innovative policy management entities is in line with the open innovation demand model, which implies the establishment of effective cooperation between universities, business organizations, suppliers, consumers. The generalized model of organizational and economic mechanism of regulation of intellectual resources of innovatively active enterprises personnel as knowledge-intensive sociocentric networks is presented in the form of a structured system focused on the behavioral aspects of the activity of subjects of production of new knowledge of means of regulatory and indicative influence on the configuration of regulatory objects that are subordinated to the sub-system in the conditions of global competition.
 Conclusions. To fully meet the requirements of innovating the organizational and economic mechanism regulation of intellectual capital’ innovatively active enterprises corresponds to the incorporation into the toolkit of realization of the purpose and tasks of development of the means of forecasting the future state, structure, prospects of increasing the value of its elements. This trend of modernization provides an opportunity to increase intellectual capital through the introduction of Foresight procedures for analysing the impact on it of scientific and technological innovations, formulating and modernizing the mission of forecasting inclusive social capital, comprehensive specification of the regulatory sector, taking into account economic macro and mesoscenarios. At the same time, the proposed means increase the degree of scientific substantiation of the processes of regulation of enterprise development by implementing the analysis of alternative scenarios of intellectual capital growth of innovatively active ecosystems of microeconomic level, open the possibility of developing technological roadmaps for the implementation of targeted programs for long-term research, long-term research development of themes and programs for the implementation of applied social technologies at the request of stakeholders.

Development challenges of contemporary enterprises

Goal – this article’s main goal is to showing that the truly important economic processes happen at the microeconomic level, they happen in enterprises. This is where the surplus value is produced. Producing this value is not easy, however, and is associated with a number of challenges. Research methodology – the author focuses on the descriptive method, which shows, on the one hand, the importance of activity at the microeconomic level, and on the other hand, indicating selected challenges faced by modern enterprises. Score/results – the article allowed to indicate the specificity of conditions in which modern enterprises operate. Large number of them are able to maintain their position in the industry for a very long time. It is able, but it is not so sure. In the conditions of global competition, nothing is certain in the long run, including the position of enterprises. They can work better or worse, they can be very small or larger, they can grow or curl, unfortunately they also fall. Originality/value – the article is a standard description of economic reality. It has no novelty or innovative aspects, it only organizes the described reality.

Innovative revival of the mining and metallurgical complex of Ukraine as the imperative of national competition policy

Methods. The results are obtained with the following methods: analysis and synthesis in the identifying main actual problems of the Ukrainian mining and metallurgical complex (MMC) and in the studying the reasons for the gradual loss of its competitive advantages; structural analysis for research of the technological interactions of metallurgical and mining components of the MMC, statistical analysis, economic and mathematical modelling methods were applied in exploring the leading trends in the development of the national MMC and dynamics of its positions in global markets of ore metals and metal products. Results. The main reasons for the negative tendencies in Ukrainian MMC development, for concomitant weakening of its international competitive advantages and the displacement of domestic exporters from the most dynamic high-tech segments of the world metal products market are identified and substantiated. It is empirically proven that despite the crisis situation, MMC is still the leading «driver» of the national industry and plays a crucial role in filling the income of the trade balance of Ukraine. The conceptual bases of the model of active state intervention in the processes of functioning and development of Ukrainian MMC are developed. Its strategic and tactical tasks, forms and instruments of implementation are discovered. The prerequisites for innovative renewal and technological modernization of MMC enterprises in the conditions of global competition are disclosed, in particular the mechanisms of their direct investment and budgetary state support are proposed. Taking into account the technological interactions (producer and consumer) of MMC constituents, the increase in domestic demand for metallurgical products a priori will become a powerful catalyst for the mining industry and will slow down inefficient and threatening for the future the export of depleting natural resources. Novelty. There are proposed the measures aimed at revitalizing innovation and investment activity in the Ukrainian MMC with a focus on stimulation domestic demand for metal products within the framework of import-substitution policy. Recommendations were developed with bearing in mind the specifics of non-tariff neoprotectionism and the peculiarities of technological interactions between mining and metallurgical MMC’s components. Practical value. The obtained results will contribute to the improvement of the state industrial policy aimed at the development of Ukrainian mining and metallurgical complex, innovative strengthening of its international competitive advantages and overcoming the «resource curse» of the commodity economy.

Innovative Socially Oriented Type of Economic Development as State Policy in Agriculture

The level of developed countries in the conditions of global competition and open economy in terms of well-being and efficiency cannot be reached, unless the advanced development of the sectors of the economy that determine its specialization in the world economic system is ensured. This will make it possible to actualize national competitive advantages to their maximum. For example, it applies to the agricultural sector, where the transition from export-raw materials to an innovative model of economic growth is linked to the formation of a new mechanism for social development, which is based on the balance of a number of factors, namely, social justice, entrepreneurial freedom, and national competitiveness. The article deals with the problems of the model of economic growth of states, priorities of agricultural development, and directions of its transformation.

Conflict studies of modern terrorism in the context of a risk-reflection approach

The article examines the conflict nature of modern terrorism. It is proposed to consider this phenomenon through the prism of a risk-reflective approach. The article demonstrates that modern terrorism is losing its previous ontological features, attachment to a geographical, cultural or political location, and the goals that it manifests acquire an existential character. The current academic discussion around modern terrorism is analyzed and its basic interpretation is given as a means of conflictive action in a political struggle that is characterized by the use of open violence against the civilian population under a certain degree of protection of the opponent and, consequently, the formation of stable social phobias that influence political decision-making. Using original research interpretations of modern terrorism, such as “superterrorism” (E. A. Stepanova), “terrorist situation” (J. Baudrillard), “global war” (M. Hardt, A. Negri), and classic conflict theories expounded by L. Coser, R. Dahrendorf, K. Boulding, L. Kriesberg, the authors conclude that the changed parameters of terrorism lead as well to the transformation of conflict where it is used in a permanent conflict situation. This does not fundamentally imply the quasi-group’s transition into real conflict groups, or into an un-realistic conflict, where terror and the fear generated by it from an instrument of political struggle turns into an end in itself. As it is shown in the article, the ability of social groups to correlate a response to threats with realistic terrorism parameters is significantly reduced. The article raises the issue of the high danger of terrorism risk-reflection transition into the format of social phobia that is spontaneously activated and subsided as a result of the manipulative effect of discursive strategies used by elite groups on it. It is confirmed that the sum of costs generated by the new format of terrorism is becoming a serious factor for modern practices of maintaining the social order in conditions of global competition.