THREATS TO ECONOMIC SECURITY OF THE STATE: ESSENCE, CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFICATION. «DPR ECONOMIC SECURITY MAP»

The article discusses the methodological aspects of the study of threats to the economic security of the state. The points of view on the definition of the category «threats to the economic security of the state» are analyzed. Three aspects of the analysis of the concept of «threat» are identified and its author's definition is given. A detailed analysis of points of view on the issue of classification criteria for threats to the economic security of the state is given. An author's approach to the systematization of criteria based on the use of the PEST classification model is proposed. Compiled «Map of threats to the economic security of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR)» and an attempt was made to determine the level of threats to the economic security of the DPR.