REGIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRARIAN-INDUSTRIAL SUBJECTS

This article, drawing on the conceptual and methodological foundations and transformative paradigm of regional and spatial economics, presents scientific provisions reflecting the characteristics and specifics of regional economic policy implemented in regions with agro-industrial specialization. It is demonstrated that the transformative potential of regulatory institutions should be focused on three areas: economic specialization sectors, the specific socio-economic lifestyle of the population, and the specific functioning and development of the economic space of agro-industrial regions. In the context of developing a systematized and improved conceptual and methodological framework for the formation and implementation of regional economic policy for the development of agro-industrial entities, the article formulates the directions, principles, and mechanisms for its implementation. It is argued that the potential of territorial marketing and branding, as well as related tools for the development and support of rural (agricultural) and industrial (industrial) tourism, remains untapped in regional economic policy. To implement the territorial component of regional economic policy, it is proposed to use private-municipal partnership projects to exploit agro-industrial potential. This article is useful for researchers studying regional economic issues, as well as specialists working on applied management of regional economic policy implementation.