The Systematic Approach to Formation of a Normative Base for Determining the Standard of Living of the Population in Ukraine

• Main Author: Levanda Olena M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Research Centre of Industrial Problems of Development of NAS of Ukraine 2017-10-01
• Series: Bìznes Inform
• Subjects: normative legal documents; daily needs; standard of living; consumer basket; the EU standards; systemic approach theory; legislative base; different categories of the population
• Online Access: http://www.business-inform.net/export_pdf/business-inform-2017-10_0-pages-237_245.pdf

The article is aimed at assessing the socio-economic status of different categories of the population of Ukraine. The theory of systemic approach has been applied to the formation of a normative base for determining the standard of living of the Ukrainian population. It is displayed that the consumer basket, updated by the government in 2016, is regulated by the Order No.272. Among the drawbacks of this Order are: the ecological situation of regions is not being taken into consideration, differences with the Regulation No.780 and the lack of conformity with modern regulations are present. The Order No.332-p and the Regulation No.1379 are in line with world standards but are not considered in terms of the consumer basket according to the Regulation No.780. The carried out analysis shows that, for the time being, the normative legal regulation is not consistent with the cost of the actual basic needs of the population (food, non-food and services). In the future, in order to conform to the international EU standards, it will be necessary to reform the national standard provision of living standard of the Ukrainian population. Should the government ignore those shortcomings, the social and economic platform of Ukraine would be recessioned. A particular feature of the study was adoption of the integrated approach to the formation of the national legislative framework.