SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES OF CROSS-BORDER REGIONS: IMPROVING OF MATERIAL WELFARE
The necessity of continuous monitoring and evaluation of cross-border regions social development in order to determine social priorities and form effective social regional policy is highlighted in the paper. Social indicators of material welfare assessment are defined. Material welfare of Carpathian region is done: income of the population is examined, the share of wages and social benefits in them is defined, and income differentiation level and absolute poverty among the population, particularly among the active labor force are analyzed. Material welfare indicators of Carpathian Euroregion including Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv and Chernivtsi regions are analyzed. Priority directions of Carpathian region economic development to increase income of the population and reduce the migration flow abroad are proposed.