The genesis of the housing and communal services theory in the economic sciences
The article is devoted to the analysis of the theoretical approaches evolution to the study of the housing and communal services. The relevance of the research is due to the need to systematize scientific approaches to the interpretation of the role of housing and communal services in modern public relations. Based on the application of certain theoretical approaches, the characteristics of housing and communal services are expanded. Special attention is paid to the theories considering housing and communal services in public-private coordinates, which made it possible to update the housing and communal services characteristics. The analysis made it possible to identify a set of problems caused by the presence of not only private, but also collective (irreducible) interests of society, guardianship and high social significance of housing and communal services. The necessity of updating the methodology for assessing the quality and efficiency of housing and communal services, taking into account the satisfaction of not only individual, but also public demand, as well as taking into account the interests of stakeholders in this area, is emphasized.