Multi-level approach to the regulation of clustering and innovative development of Russian regions

The paper discusses the theoretical aspect of the formation of a multi-level model of clustering and innovative development of Russian regions. The purpose of the work is to identify a set of factors that affect the effectiveness and efficiency of these processes to work out an integrated approach in their regulation. The object of the study is the peculiarities of the functioning of cluster formations on the territory of the regions of the Russian Federation. The formation and development of clusters of the entities of the Russian Federation is influenced by a combination of factors of macro- (federal districts), meso- (entities of the Russian Federation) and micro-levels (local production systems and individual enterprises). Development tools for each of them are highlighted. A structural and logical scheme of a multi-level model of clustering and innovative development of Russian regions has been developed. The functions of state authorities and local self-government within the cluster policy are defined: mediation, infrastructure, regulatory. It is summarized that the presented multi-level model has a promising potential of methodological foundations for managing the processes of transformation of the economic space of regions, the main elements of which are the zones of clustering of production.