Transformation of land ownership relations in the agrarian sector of economy

The purpose of the article is to substantiate the legality of the transformation of land ownership in the agrarian sector of economy based on the study of the evolution of land relations. Research methods. During research process the following scientific methods have been used: monographic, dialectical, scientific abstraction, historical and logical, system-structural and statistical methods. Research results. There has been established that the relations of land ownership should be viewed as developing on the basis of the economic law of conformity of production relations to the nature and level of development of the productive forces. It has been shown that land ownership relations determine the social and economic status of the subjects of land relations in society and motivation for work processes, which in turn determine the production and distribution of surplus product. It has been proved that the dominance of relations of ownership or land use occurs under the influence of the principal features of the productive forces. This means that in modern conditions in Ukraine, the first priority should not be the implementation of land purchase and sale, but the introduction of a mechanism for implementing leasing relations that would optimally take into account the interests of landowners, tenants and society, both in general and at the level of local communities. 58 Elements of scientific novelty. The regularities of land relations transformation have been justified under the influence of the development of productive forces. It has been determined that in the pre-industrial era, agricultural activities and social status of the subjects of land relations are characterized by property relations with the right of all powers – possession, use and disposal. And with the introduction of machine production and information technologies, land use has a decisive meaning, which can ensure a high level of development of the agricultural sector in conditions of introduction of regulatory standards and sufficient state support. Practical significance. Determination of the legitimacy of transformation of land ownership relations concretizes the theoretical and methodological foundations of land relations. In particular, taking into account the established changes in the transformation of land ownership relations will provide a more complete scientific justification for the introduction of market turnover of agricultural land in Ukraine. Figs.: 1. Refs.: 36