Retrospective analysis of investigations in development of regional branch changes and shears

Abstract

Goal. To analyze theoretical approaches to the study of regional and sectoral shifts and production specialization of regions. Methods. Analysis and synthesis; Comparative-geographic or territorial; Standards and analogies; Induction and deduction. Results The theoretical substantiation of the approaches to the analysis of regional and sectoral shifts and industrial specialization of the regions is carried out, the main historical and evolutionary stages of development of theoretical views concerning the regional structural changes and shifts for the development of practical recommendations for the formation of the regional structural policy of Ukraine are analyzed. Conclusions It was revealed that the evolution of theoretical views on the problem of regional structural changes and shifts made it possible to achieve significant progress in the analysis and evaluation of structural processes in the economy and the formulation of policies that allows them to regulate the situation of individual branches. However, the mechanism of structural shifts remains unattended by economists.