Abstract
The asymmetric development of regions leads to the emergence of problem areas, which negatively affects the economic growth of the country and increases social tension. The purpose of the scientific article is to develop an integral indicator that assesses the level of problematicity in the socio-economic development of regions using the example of the North Caucasian Federal District. Method or methodology of the work. The methodological basis of the study is the data of the Federal State Statistics Service of Russia, regional budgets, that reflect the unequal in the socio-economic development of the North Caucasus’ regions. The integral indicator was constructed by using the method of taxonomic analysis. Results of the study are to develop a methodical approach to rating problematical level of socio-economic development of the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District. In the article, to assess the degree of problematicity of the region, a number of indicators were proposed that reflect the specifics of the development of the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District. Among the key indicators are the following: the level of female and male unemployment, the share of low-educated workers and small businesses in the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District, the level of subsidies from the federal budget of Russia, etc. In the study was obtained the rating assessment of the troubled regions, in accordance with which the least problematic proved Stavropol Territory, and the outsider – the Republic of Ingushetia. Scope of practical application of the results. The results obtained have the significant practical value and can be used by regional state authorities to improve the social and economic policy of the region, which is aimed to reduce disparities in the development of the North Caucasus. Conclusions. Alignment of imbalances in the development of the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District is the basis of sustainable growth not only to a particular region, but also the Russian Federation as a whole.
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