Economic potential and types of economic development of large municipal structures. Part 2

The second part of the article presents the approbation of the given method, which is aimed at identifying the nature of the relationship between the type of economic development of large municipal structures and their economic potential. The calculations of the average values of indicators of economic potential by type (base resource, used resource, infrastructure and innovation), as well as an integral indicator of economic potential are made. As a result, four groups of municipal structures have been identified, which are characterized by 1) high integral economic potential; 2) the integral economic potential that is above average; 3) integrated economic potential that is below average; and 4) low integral economic potential. On the one hand, the clusters of municipal structures are compared by the types of economic development and on the other hand, by an integral indicator of their economic potential. A comparative analysis of clusters of municipal structures by the components of economic potential makes it possible to identify the extent to which they reach the limit of their economic development, as well as barriers and restrictions to the expansion of their economic potential. In the conclusion of the article, recommendations are proposed for state and municipal authorities to expand and improve the economic potential of large municipal structures to achieve the desired type of economic development. The results obtained can be used to assess the real type of the economic growth of large cities of the Russian Federation and their economic potential, which will contribute to the development of measures in priority areas of their accelerated economic development.