Introduction
The city of Lutsk is one of the ancient cities of Ukraine, which in 2005 will celebrate its 920th anniversary. Ancient, but always young, energetic through its work and life, it is rapidly building the future.World experience of history and modernity shows that cities and regional centers create general trends of economic development not only of regions but also of Ukraine as a whole. Based on the existing system of geopolitical factors and the socio-economic situation in the country, taking into account positive aspects in the development of the city's infrastructure, this program is a continuation of the strategic choice reflected in the city development program for 2004.
Analyzing the results of the city's life over recent years, taking into account the relationship between the scope and means of state influence and the preservation of market freedoms, the main goal in developing the City Development Program for 2004 is the organization of work at a high level, and the main goals and tasks have been defined to ensure an increase in the living standards of the city's population.
The program is based on a complex of macroeconomic and sectoral forecasts and defines the main goals and tasks of the economic and social development of the city for 2004. Regulatory measures, implemented through the application of economic and organizational-legal levers, should lay the foundations for sustainable long-term economic growth.
The territoriality, comprehensiveness, and specificity of this program provide grounds for upgrading the city of Lutsk to the European level, a system capable of self-organization, characterized by integrity, stability, and autonomy.
The Program is based on legislative and regulatory acts of the President of Ukraine and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Laws of Ukraine "On Local Self-Government in Ukraine", "On State Forecasting and Development of Programs for Economic and Social Development of Ukraine", and the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On the Development of Forecast and Program Documents for Economic and Social Development and the Drafting of the State Budget".
The Program for Economic and Social Development of the City of Lutsk for 2004 was developed taking into account the provisions of the following documents: Messages of the President of Ukraine to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine "Conceptual Principles of the Strategy for Economic and Social Development of Ukraine for 2002 - 2011 "European Choice", "On the Internal and External Situation of Ukraine in 2002", Decree of the President of Ukraine "On the Program of Integration of Ukraine into the European Union"; the Program of Activities of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "Openness, Effectiveness, Results" and statistical data on socio-economic development, the results of public hearings, sociological research, and scientific developments of the city's higher educational institutions.