OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development
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https://doi.org/10.64211/oidaijsd190709
Theoretical Foundations and Practice of Business-Government Interaction: Ukrainian Context of the European Choice
Svitlana Vnuchko 1,*, Viktor Teremko 2, Nataliia Perepelytsia 3, Dmytro Nelipa 4, Yana Balinska 5
1, 2, 3, 5 Department of Politology, Faculty of Philosophy, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine.
4 Faculty of Philosophy, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine.
* Corresponding author: vnuchko@ujis.in.ua
Volume 19, Issue 07, Pg. 105-118, 2026.
Abstract: The purpose of the study is to investigate the genesis and key characteristics of existing models of interaction between business and government and determine the risks and prospects of their implementation in Ukraine. A comprehensive methodological approach was applied that combines historical and institutional analysis of the development of state-business relations (1991-2024), analytical and synthetic procedures for the construction of methodological tools for comparative analysis of interaction models, as well as methods of logical abstraction. Matrix game formalization is used as an analytical tool for assessing strategic alternatives of public and private actors in differentiated states of the socio-economic environment. It is substantiated that the evolutionary trajectory of Ukrainian state-business interaction is characterized by a tendency towards a hybrid institutional configuration, within which elements of pluralistic competition of interest groups with institutionalized channels of neocorporatist dialogue are combined. The author identifies key dysfunctional elements, such as the lack of the rule of law, instability of regulatory policy, fragmentation of the representativeness of small and medium-sized enterprises, and asymmetric access to consultative procedures. An integrated conceptual model of coordination of interests is proposed, which transforms classical theoretical models into operational tools through a matrix game formalization with explicit performance criteria. The innovation of the study lies in the rejection of investment-oriented analytical optics in favor of a procedural and institutional methodology that provides a direct measurement of the quality of state-business interaction. The results of the study provide government agencies and business associations with a verified analytical toolkit: a standardized system of indicators of interaction quality, scenario rules for selecting strategies in variable environmental states, and an accountability matrix to minimize the risks of latent impact.
Keywords: civil society organizations, communication, government, integration of the state, politics
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