Socio-economic development of municipal districts in the Vologda oblast in 2000 - 2010

The article provides the results of the analysis of 2000 - 2010 socio-economic development in the Vologda Oblast municipal districts. It reveals the main trends and problems in the development of material production, investment activity, the state of services and healthcare spheres, population's life quality. On the basis of the integral estimation methodology, the typological classi??ication of the districts according to their socio-economic development level was conducted, and the characteristics of these groups are presented in the article.