Thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in specialty 051 Economics. Lutsk National Technical University of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Lutsk, 2025.
It has been proven that the imperative basis for the transition of the national economy and regional economic complexes to the model of sustainable development is the formation of a set of principles based on the available resource and production potential and the influence of a complex of exogenous and endogenous factors. It has been substantiated that the key principle of ensuring the sustainable development of the regions of Ukraine is the principle of anticipatory sustainable development, which determines the basic principles (defensive capabilities, social and environmental responsibility), which in turn determine the principles of systemic direction (emergence, adaptability, convergence, institutional continuity, partnership, and resilience) and, accordingly, the principles of production and investment direction (diversification of energy supply, maximisation of closed cycles, equivalence, investment assistance).
It has been established that investment support for sustainable development is a set of institutional, legal, and financial-economic conditions, measures, and relations related to the formation of public, charitable, and private funds for financing projects to achieve the goals of sustainable development, attracting funds from foreign governments, international financial credit organisations, global environmental funds, non-resident business structures, and foreign charitable organisations, as well as using methods and tools to stimulate investment activity in the public and corporate sectors and in the household sector. It has been proven that a necessary condition for the formation of a roadmap for investment support for the sustainable development of the regions of Ukraine is the maximum consideration of the consequences of Russian aggression, which led to numerous human losses, the destruction of residential and industrial infrastructure, pollution of the natural environment, and degradation of natural biogeocenoses.
It was found that before the start of the full-scale war, most regions of Ukraine were characterized by average levels of investment support for sustainable development. Due to significant direct and indirect economic losses caused by the full-scale war, there was a sharp decrease in the levels of investment support for sustainable development in all regions of Ukraine, both in terms of individual economic, social and environmental components, and in general at the integrated level. The results of the comprehensive assessment confirmed the assumption that during the post-war recovery period, the regions currently covered by active hostilities, as well as the front-line, bordering the aggressor country and coastal regions of Ukraine will need the greatest investment support for sustainable development.
It has been substantiated that a key component of the national post-war reconstruction model, considering the implementation of the Global Sustainable Development Goals, should be a comprehensive mechanism for investment support for the sustainable development of regions. This mechanism should encompass the dominants of inclusive economic development and be based on innovative principles, contributing to the strengthening of the country's defence capabilities, the economic and financial self-sufficiency of regions and basic-level territorial communities, enhancing the competitiveness of the fundamental units of regional economic complexes, increasing the production of high added value products, ecological sustainability of reproductive processes, rational natural resource use, and the activation of alternative energy development.
The author has formulated a concept for strategic investment support for regional sustainable development, comprising a set of measures to develop the concept, conduct diagnostics, develop, implement, and control the strategy of investment support for regional sustainable development to ensure long-term growth. It has been proven that a differentiated approach to choosing a strategy for investment support for regional sustainable development should be at the core of the investment strategy process.
Key words: sustainable development, region, investment support, financial support, investment attractiveness, local budgets, integral assessment, post-war reconstruction, budgetary capacity, budget efficiency, regional development, innovative development, diversification, stimulation, decentralisation.
