Marusheva O. Theoretical and methodological principles of the legal and regulatory mechanism for socio-economic relations in construction in the context of public administration.

The dissertation presents new scientific contributions and results based on science that solve the important scientific and applied issue, which is in the theoretical and methodological substantiation of the state regulation system of socio-economic relations in construction and the development of guidance to improve the legal and regulatory mechanism of the construction industry in Ukraine. It determines that it is advisable to consider the legal and regulatory framework of socio-economic relations in construction as a deliberate impact, in particular, of legal norms on relations between construction actors to ensure, through administrative and legal means (principles, forms and methods of public administration and legal responsibility), the rights of individuals and entities established by legislation. The study determines features of socio-economic relations in construction and disadvantages of state regulation of this sphere. The researcher proposes a personal vision on the principles of regulating such relations in the context of public administration, including as follows: transparency and accessibility of the legal and regulatory framework for all participants in the construction market; consistency of regulations with the European Union standards; terminology unification and elimination of equivocation; implementation of international practices, with consideration to features and specifics of construction in Ukraine; ensuring the gradual development of new technical regulations in construction, reviewing and updating existing ones, with respect to the EU standards. The study systematizes structural components of the public administration of legal and regulatory framework of socio-economic relations in construction, covering both the actors of regulation and the system of laws and regulations in the context of legal arrangements, technical and technological requirements subject to regulation. The dissertation summarises regularities in the formation and development of legal and regulatory framework in construction sector by highlighting eight stages of development of this sphere. It proves that introducing international practices is a positive aspect for the further development of a perfect model of the home construction industry. There are three stages in implementing the European practices identified by the researcher, which confirm the effectiveness of the general principles of legal and regulatory framework of the construction industry in developed countries, namely as follows: the denationalization of construction management and the transfer of most powers and management functions to local governments and self-regulatory organizations. Key words: public administration of construction, legal and regulatory mechanism in construction, socio-economic relations in construction, state architectural and construction control, state and industry building codes, self-regulatory organizations in construction.