THE ORETICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR THE FORMATION OF NETWORKS AND CLUSTERS IN THE CONTEXT OF ENSURING ECONOMIC SECURITY

Abstract

This article establishes the relationship between the concepts of "network" and "cluster", which are generic and specific, respectively. The author's interpretation of the concept of "cluster" is proposed: a set of horizontal and vertical links between economic entities in order to create a single and sustainable complex within which the production, distribution and socially significant consumption of material resources and benefits will be carried out, in order to increase the competitiveness of the national economy as a whole and businesses in particular. By its nature, the cluster is an ideal system in which it is possible to carry out the technological cycle - from the emergence of the idea of ​​a new product and its testing, to the production of this product and release to the market, which is especially important in a pandemic, when the supply chain is disrupted, as well as trade and sanctions wars.