FEATURES OF APPROACHES TO ASSESSING ECONOMIC SECURITY OF REGIONS

Approaches to assessing the economic security of the region used in a particular interweaving are analyzed, in which the basis is often a functional (or complex) approach, which involves the allocation of functional areas (components or aspects) of economic security, each of which reflects a particular aspect of the region's economic system. The basic rules of formation of the set of primary indicators for assessing the economic security of the region are considered: limited number of primary indicators of the model, quantitative (or quasi-quantitative) nature of indicators, information capacity of the indicator, determining the value of the indicator by direct measurement or direct algorithms. An indicator approach is highlighted, through which the economic security of the region is assessed by comparing (absolute or relative) the actual values of indicators with their indicators and the appropriate treatment of the identified deviations. The indicator approach looks very attractive when describing the sequence of techniques, procedures, calculation operations and algorithms used. The main problematic issues in the use of indicator approach are formulated: plurality of sets of indicators, unambiguous limit or threshold values of indicators, lack of rules for selection of indicators, limited application of a systematic approach in forming a set of indicators, setting values of indicators. The use of interval indicators of economic security of the region is revealed, which provide an opportunity to identify some dangerous zone, within which its state is gradually changing; The economic security of the region may be in this danger zone for some time, the duration of which depends on the influence of a number of factors. It is noted that in determining the number of indices for assessing the economic security of the region, two approaches are possible: a small number of indices, each of which evaluates a significant number of aspects of economic security of the region; a significant number of indices, each of which assesses a small number of aspects of the region's economic security.