Programming of the strategic development of Russian regions: experience and adaptation

The article discusses the introduction of empirical research methods into the practice of regional authorities. The main idea of the article is to show possible methods of monitoring the processes of programming of the strategic development of Russian regions. On the basis of the empirical study of the existing practice of programming the strategic development of the subjects of the Russian Federation, the article proposes an algorithm for a scientific observation with the fixation of the results obtained. In the author’s analysis a special emphasis is placed on the indicators of the quantity and the quality of programming which affects the efficiency in the strategic development of the regions as a whole. The list of the assessment indicators is specified, the analysis of dynamic coefficient is made and the evaluation of the programming process is given. The author puts forward the hypothesis that the indicators of the strategic development of regions anticipate the programming indicators of the Russian Federation...