Nechyporenko O. Improvement of the irrigation management system of Ukraine.

The dissertation is devoted to the solution of the scientific-applied problem - the substantiation of theoretical, methodological and practical principles of improving the management system of irrigated agriculture in Ukraine under the conditions of climate changes and limited resources. The essence of modern transformations of the management system of irrigation agriculture was disclosed, which, first of all, involves the transfer of management of irrigation systems from state structures to non-state organizations. At the same time, certain changes are required in some aspects of state policy and legislation, powers and structures of public and local organizations which manage systems, approaches to the formation of budget, personnel and innovation policies in the operation of the authorized state authority, formation of new structures of producers of co-operative type, etc. Considering the requirements and conclusions of the new institutional theory, the main focus is on the need to build an economic model of industry management based on theories of rational choice and resource sharing, while irrigated agriculture is defined as one of the institutes of socio-economic relations.