ENHANCING SOCIO-ECONOMIC RESPONSIBILITY OF THE AGRARIAN FORMATIONS

The development of rural areas and the villagers welfare depend not only on the effectiveness of the respective policies of the state and local authorities, but also on the behavior of business entities, in particular in the area of socio-economic responsibility. Therefore, state institutions should in every possible way stimulate the enhancing socio-economic responsibility of the agrarian formations, and the state policy in rural areas – contain tools and mechanisms for effective influence on the behavior of business entities. The article is devoted to substantiation the conceptual bases for the development of the socio-economic responsibility of agrarian formations in ensuring the welfare of the Ukrainian village inhabitants. The analysis of the main components of enhancing socio-economic responsibility of the agrarian formations was carried out. Such components include: legal regulation, motivational programs, educational work of state institutions, attraction of business entities to public activities. The conceptual bases of participation of state institutions in enhancing socio-economic responsibility of the agrarian formations were grounded. Attention is focused on the need for wider involvement of the branch public organizations and business entities in public activities and social initiatives. Based on the analysis of scientific publications, it was determined that the enhancing socio-economic responsibility of the agrarian formations should be one of the key tasks of reforming the domestic agrarian economy. Enhancing socio-economic responsibility of the agrarian formations will have a positive impact on the development of the enterprise personnel potential (reduced staff turnover, motivation for work increases), relations with partners and investors (trust in the company and the level of investment attractiveness), customers (brand becomes more attractive and consumed; the company's reputation is improving).