SOME FEATURES OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE ASIAN BORDER REGIONS OF RUSSIA

Abstract

The Russian Federation characterized by a high degree of uneven economic development of the regions. This feature determined, inter alia, by territorial location, climatic conditions, historical development, and provision of natural resources, the region’s economic policy, business conditions and other objective factors [8]. The most important task of state regional policy is to reduce the differences between the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The typology of the country's regions is the basis for the development of differentiated regional policies [9]. The purpose of this article is to analyze some features of the socio-economic situation of several regions of the Asian border. The regions selected in relation to the objectives of the study. The data obtained confirm the prevailing ideas about the border region as unsuccessful and lagging behind. The author emphasizes the importance of differentiated regional policies for overcoming differences in the socio-economic development of Russian regions.