On solution to the problems of territories’ social development: Russian and foreign practice

The article considers Russian and foreign practice of regulating the social development of territories. Particular attention is paid to the problems of public health infrastructure. We have emphasized the main development trends in Russian healthcare system. Based on the methodology for assessing the availability of social infrastructure services, we present a comparative analysis of the social development of Russian regions. We have concluded that the duration of specialization of medical personnel, and approaches to remuneration should be changed. It is necessary to pay attention to training personnel for the social sector. It is becoming socially important to solve not only the problems of developing the healthcare infrastructure, but also providing welfare of the population, housing and education. The study used methods of comparative analysis, economic and statistical methods.