Abstract
Purpose: The main purpose of this study is to develop a system for a comprehensive assessment of the comparative socio-economic situation of the regions of Russia for the supporting managerial decisions on the implementation of the national development goals of the country in the territorial context.
Methodology: The authors’ methodological approach to a comparative assessment of the socio-economic situation of the regions of the Russian Federation has been developed due to the substantiation of a new system of interrelated indicators reflecting the most important social and economic aspects of regional development, which is associated with the implementation of Russia's national goals. A logically grounded methodology for the integral assessment of the current socio-economic situation of the regions is stated, criteria for the classification of the subjects of the Russian Federation is proposed for the entire set of factors of regional development.
Results: The article presents integral assessments of the comparative socio-economic situation of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation calculated with using the new methodology, including those characterizing the overall demographic situation in the regions, the state of the environment, the level of real incomes and employment of the population, the degree of development of key sectors of social infrastructure and also the general the level of economic activity in the regions, infrastructural provision of the territory, innovative potential, investment activity and the financial situation of the regions, respectively, for the IV quarter of 2019, I and II quarters of 2020. Trends in changes in the composition of groups of regions according to the degree of favorableness of the socio-economic situation in in the short term, forecast estimates are given for the IV quarter of 2020.
Value: The proposed methodological approach can be used to substantiate regional priorities for solving problems to implement the national development goals of Russia until 2024 in the context of the global crisis.
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The study was carried out as part of the research work of the state assignment of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. The authors are grateful to E. V. Nesterkina and Grishin A. S. for invaluable help with data collection and calculations.
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Grishina, I.V., Polynev, A.O. (2021). Assessment of the Socio-Economic Situation of the Regions as a Tool for Realizing the National Development Goals of Russia. In: Shakirova, O.G., Bashkov, O.V., Khusainov, A.A. (eds) Current Problems and Ways of Industry Development: Equipment and Technologies. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 200. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69421-0_86
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