Clusters as forms of effective functioning of regional economy abroad and in Russia

The paper substantiates the effectiveness of building cluster systems in the regional economy, shows foreign experience and the features of their formation in Russia. Clustering the economy is a natural process of modern economic systems in many countries. The efficiency of the cluster system is achieved due to the synergistic effect of all the elements included in it. The article shows the main differences between clusters from vertically integrated systems and the standard cluster model is characterized. Factors that allow the regional economy to achieve high competitiveness are also presented.