Громадянське суспільство як важливий чинник політичних та економічних процесів в Україні

The author considers the problem of the formation of a public society as an important condition for the political and economic development of Ukraine. The definition of the notion of „public society” is given, and the own view7 point concerning this complicated pheniomenon is presented. The next au7 thor’s article will contain the analysis of the development of a public society in Ukraine for 2000–2006 which was executed with the use of sociological methods.