Ukrainian Society

7-22

Authors: Stehnii O. G.

Overall corruption is considered as a kind of sociogenic risk, which is also a new social phenomena of the modern Ukrainian society. Such interpretation of the overall corruption causes the logic of the proposed sociological analysis contained in this publication.

39-52

Authors: Lukashchuk V. I.

The evolution of sociological approaches to sports studying is considered in the article. It is shown that the theories by T.Veblen, M.Weber, H.Ortega-y-Gasset, J.Huizinga, K.Jaspers, N.Elias, P.Bourdie has rendered essential influence on formation and development of sociology of sports. It is noticed that scientists an lazed sports as a social phenomenon with the help of different theories: the theory of game, structural functionalism, existentialism,structuralism, the theory of conflict,phenomenology, the figurational theory, symbolical interactionism. It is underlined that postmodern sociology has wide application in modern sociology in sports studying.

71-82

Authors: Reznik V. S.

The article is devoted to the interpretation of the phenomenon of private property in the social theories of utopian socialism. Attention is paid to the justification of the provisions of the social dysfunction of private property. The argumentation of the necessity of the abolition of private property has been studied.

99-114

Authors: Melnyk O. H.

Comparative analysis of institutional and economic problems of formation of the domestic business environment on the basis of rating assignments of leading international organizations and public opinion polls is conducted, summarized the main disadvantages of the organizational and economic conditions of business development. The directions of combating corruption, improving the regulatory policy and licensing system of the domestic business environment is determined.

127-140

Authors: Yukhnovska T. M.

The essential content of the concept of ‘scientific and technological potential’ in the evolution of civilized development of the economic system was analyzed. The basic components of scientific and technological potential were considered and were made a distinction between them according to the criteria of industrial and post-industrial stage.

151-168

Authors: Melnyk S. V.

The article determines respective issues of regulation of regional policy in Ukraine and abroad, describes methodical approaches as to determination of depressive regions in EC countries and USA, illustrates the experience of some countries as to levelling of social-economic development, classifies the regions of Ukraine according to levels of social-economic development, submits propositions on their interregional levelling.

183-200

Authors: Golovenko V. A.

The article defines the possibilities of influence of civil society institutions on social mobility transformation. Is analyzed, how membership in such organizations affects the formation of political culture of citizens. It is shown that even in conditions of underdeveloped civil society of modern Ukraine, membership in its organization has a positive effect on the transformation of political culture, social mobility of society.