SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF A POLITICAL ECONOMY APPROACH
The purpose of the research is to consider the concept of sustainable development in the context of a political economic approach. The methodological basis of the research is the basic provisions of political economy and the concept of sustainable development. The research is based on the works devoted to political economy. The scientific methods used include comparative and causal analysis. Research result. The concept of sustainable development in the context of the agenda set by the UN institutions is more in line with the challenges of globalization. However, objective circumstances contributed to the crystallization of another vector, within which the priority of public interests over private interests and the high status of the state were identified. The problem of accumulated environmental damage due to active economic growth in the XX-XXI centuries, in our opinion, requires an integrated and multilateral approach. Geopolitical events of 2022 they indicate that sustainable development should be viewed through the prism of existential national interests, both economic and civilizational. Within the framework of this study, the essence of sustainable development is clarified from the point of view of the political economic approach. It is proposed to consider the concept of sustainable development as a paradigm conditioned by the real existential task of minimizing the negative consequences of economic activity for the environment and simultaneously preserving socio-economic stability. The prospects of the research are in the development of the theoretical foundations of the transition to the principles of sustainable development.