Ponamorenko V.E., Nikitova A.V. Legal and Financial Literacy as the Factors of Interstate Integration into the Eurasian Economic Union

Abstract: The subject of the research is the legal and financial literacy in the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union, first of all, state officials and intergration authorities officials as the factors of interstate intregration into the Eurasian Economic Union. Legal and financial literacy are viewed by the author as the interdependent elements of the integratino process; their parallel development forms the integration legal awareness of citizens, which, in its turn, contributes to the efficient interstate intregration, most of all, in the financial and legal spheres. Combined development of the legal and financial literacy is performed, in particular, by such social institutions as the financial courts, financial mediators and financial ombudsmen. The methodology of the research is based on the principle of methodological pluralism implemented through using the integrated approach, systems approach, comparative method and technical legal method. Research novelty and conclusions: the novelty of the authors' research solutions is caused by the fact that they have conducated the topical and comprehensive study of the main trends in modern integration processes. In their research the authors conclude that legal and financial literacy plays an important role as ideological factors intensifying the process of integration into the Eurasian Economic Union. They also emphasize the importance of the contribution of the institution of financial ombudsman into the development of legal and financial literacy. The results of the research are presented in the form of recommendations on synchronizing measures aimed at increasing legal literacy and financial literacy in the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union and including these measures into the integration processes of the Eurasion Union. The results of the research can be used by institutions training specialists for supernational bodies of the Eurasian Economic Union. 

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