System of economic security and levels of its formation

In order to develop a methodology for assessing the system of economic security of entities in conditions of economic and political instability, there is a necessary and urgent task to determine the nature, characteristics, relationship between its levels, factors influencing their formation. The purpose of the study is to generalize scientific approaches and clarify the essence, features and relationship between the levels of formation of the economic security system. The generalization of the existing approaches to the formation of the economic security system was carried out using a monographic method. The essence of the levels of the economic system is determined by methods of analysis and synthesis. The research analysed existing approaches to determining the hierarchy of the economic security system and presented a scheme for the formation of levels of economic security, consisting of a mega-level (global and international economic security), a macro-level (national), a meso-level (regional and sectoral economic security), a mіcro-level (economic security of entrepreneurship, enterprise, individual) and the relationship between them. The category “economic security of the industry” was defined as a set of conditions that ensure economic development, competitiveness and protection of its economic interests. It was established that the economic security of the industry depends on its specifics, functions, objects, subjects, specific risks and threats. The role of the economic security of the industry and the economic security of the individual in the system of the hierarchy of levels of economic security was substantiated. The obtained results are the basis for the development of a methodology for assessing the system of economic security of various entities, which can be used by their management in order to identify threats in a timely manner and quickly implement measures to eliminate them