Kolosova J. „Foreign Trade of Ukraine: the Mechanism of Development and Management in Conditions of Economic Transformations”

Object of research: global foreign trade processes and participation in them of Ukraine. The purpose of dissertation work is the substantiation of the mechanism of development and management of foreign trade in трансформационной to economy. Methods of research: a dialectic method of scientific knowledge, statistical and graphic methods, methods of the comparative analysis and generalization of the data, methods of theoretical generalization, the system analysis and synthesis, a structurally functional method. Theoretical results: will consist in a deepening of theoretical positions concerning research of foreign trade as systems of economic relations and in development of the mechanism of optimization of structure and volumes of foreign trade of Ukraine. Practical results: recommendations on perfection of the mechanism of optimization of structure and volumes of foreign trade can become the precondition of maintenance of constant rates of economic growth of the country, and to be used for revival ofintegration processes in economy of Ukraine. Scientific novelty: author's definition of an economic category "foreign trade" is resulted; Classification of forms of international trade is developed; Ordering of functions which are carried out with foreign trade in economy of the state is offered; The role of foreign trade in maintenance of economic and social safety of the country is determined; The mechanism of perfection of the foreign trade activity of the country is proved. Degree of introduction: positions, conclusions and offers of the given scientific research are introduced in work of Donetsk city council; on Donetsk Metallurgical Plant; in Joint-Stock Company "Vtormet"; in Open Joint-Stock Company « Donetsk Electromechanical Factory ». Sphere of use: interbranch.