Management of Regional Development in Russia: Main Trends of Modern Regional Policy

The article is concerned with modern features of the regional development management in Russia. The main vectors of its regional policy — aligning and stimulating — are studied. The mechanisms of alignment policy — inter-budget relationships and regional programs of social-economic development of Russian regions are analyzed. The main forms of stimulating policy of regional development — federal programs, special economic zones and investment projects of public-private partnership are described. The key issues of regional policy in Russia are identified.

regional policy, alignment policy, stimulating policy, regional social-economic development, federal programs, special economic zones, public-private partnership