CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR FREE ECONOMIC ZONES

Theoretical issues of free economic zones of cluster type functioning are the subject of the research. The purpose of the article is to design a cluster strategy of free economic zones development. Methods of research. The article applies methods of theoretical generalization, comparison and system analysis. Results. Activation of the development of free economic zones of cluster type is an important instrument for foreign investments attraction, growth of export volumes, and introduction of new technologies. Based on the swot-analysis results it was indicated that at the initial stage of the formation of cluster free economic zones would be appropriate to carry out the catalytic cluster policies, taking into account the limited state capacity concerning projects financing in Ukraine. Subsequently it is quite possible to transform the catalytic policies into supportive ones. The development strategy of cluster free economic zone is a complex concept within which four components are distinguished - object, process, project strategies and strategy of the environment. Area of the results application. The obtained results provide the theoretical basis for the activation of cluster free economic zones functioning in Ukraine. Conclusions. The functioning of free economic zones of cluster type in Ukraine will facilitate the integration of national economy into the world economy and its innovative development. The effective implementation of projects on the cluster zones creation will form the basis for the development of high-tech industries, which perform globally competitive products release, primarily in the strategically important sectors of Ukraine.