THE ESSENCE AND FEATURES OF THE COMPETITIVENESS OF SMALL AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS ENTITIES
The authors consider the essence of the category «competitiveness» and make a study of the factors conditioning the process of its formation (internal, external and temporary); indicate the role of the state in the formation of the basic conditions and factors of the competitive environment; define features providing for competitiveness of small business entities in agricultural sector specified by the limitation of their competitiveness due to monopolization of the market of agricultural products by the processing and storage enterprises, as well as by low effectiveness of antimonopoly policy of the state.