Abstract
Based on the research results, the scientific work indicates economic trends and issues in the territorial organization of the economy and population of West Kazakhstan region. Analysis of the spatial development in the economic sphere has shown that there is a territorial localization of the productive forces in the north of West Kazakhstan region. The typology of the West Kazakhstan administrative districts was formed according to their level and pace of socioeconomic and environmental development, from 1997 to 2011, on the basis of rank-scoring methodology. The results of this work demonstrate that the Northern administrative districts of West Kazakhstan region have a relatively high or an average level of social and economic development. A low level of social and economic development characterizes the administrative districts located to the south, west, southwest and southeast of West Kazakhstan region. These spatial differences reveal the current asymmetry in the level of social and economic development of the administrative districts, which determined the need for detecting major priorities in regulation of spatial social and economic development of the region. Thus, we propose the basic priorities for the spatial regulation of social and economic development of West Kazakhstan region within the framework of an effective intra-regional policy. The research results can be used by local government agencies to develop a regional management program for spatial social and economic development of West Kazakhstan region.
Highlights
West Kazakhstan region is located in the northwest of the Republic of Kazakhstan
In view of the spatial asymmetry in the level of social and economic development of administrative districts, there is a need to conduct territorial and structural transformation and modernization of the West Kazakhstan region economy to form a single competitive territorial social and economic system, which is able to improve the quality of life, both in the cities and in the rural areas
The current polarization in the allocation of the population and productive forces has led to spatial asymmetry in the level of social and economic development of the West Kazakhstan region administrative districts
Summary
West Kazakhstan region is located in the northwest of the Republic of Kazakhstan. West Kazakhstan region has common borders with Saratov, Samara, and Orenburg regions in the north; with Volgograd and Astrakhan regions of the Russian Federation in the west. The spatial analysis of trends and geo-demographic characteristics, infrastructure, industrial, agricultural, and environmental development of West Kazakhstan region from 1997 to 2011 is evidence of dynamic economic progress (see Table 1) with strengthening of territorial localization of the economy and population. The inertial process of spatial localization of the economy and population in the north of the West Kazakhstan region is in progress and eventuates from territorial differentiation of the available natural resources and raw materials. It is caused by the uneven distribution of production and resettlement of the population, and by the impact of historical, geographical, economic, and geographical factors. Socio-demographic indicators: 1. Rate of natural population increase (per 1,000 inhabitants)
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