Spatial socio-economic heterogeneity of rural areas in the Russian Federation

Irina Turgel,Larissa Bozhko,Alexander Pobedin,O Loretts,S Vinogradov,A Ruchkin,N Ojha,V Kukhar

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202022206022

Abstract

Implementation of objectives set out in the Strategy for sustainable development of rural territories of the Russian Federation until 2030 requires solving the problems of spatial differentiation among rural territories in different regions of Russia. The article analyzes the level of differentiation using a set of socio-economic indicators of rural areas. The coefficient of variation was used as an indicator of the degree of spatial differentiation. In the course of analysis, the authors identified significant disparities in territorial development for most of the considered indicators, and particularly acute differences were found in economic parameters, including the volume of investment at the expense of the municipal budget. It is revealed that the degree of differentiation between rural territories is influenced not so much by economic development success as by the level of urbanization in the region. The empirical basis of the analysis is research results conducted within the framework of the research project “Improving the policy of state regulation of accelerated clustering of industrial regions” (AP05133531), carried out under grant funding from the Ministry of education and science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Highlights

In accordance with the UN sustainable development Agenda approved in 2015, one of the key goals is the need to promote sustainable agricultural development, as well as to reduce socio-economic inequality between different groups of population and between different types of settlements
The Russian Federation has a strategy for sustainable development of rural areas of the Russian Federation until 2030, aimed at improving the level and quality of life in rural areas; there is reduction of both interregional and intraregional differentiation among the principles of state policy indicated in this document
The problems of territorial disparities in rural development are considered in the context of the subjects of the Russian Federation in order to assess both the degree of inter-territorial differentiation and identify methodological problems, including those related to the use of indicators presented in Russian statistics

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Introduction

In accordance with the UN sustainable development Agenda approved in 2015, one of the key goals is the need to promote sustainable agricultural development, as well as to reduce socio-economic inequality between different groups of population and between different types of settlements. The Russian Federation has a strategy for sustainable development of rural areas of the Russian Federation until 2030, aimed at improving the level and quality of life in rural areas; there is reduction of both interregional and intraregional differentiation among the principles of state policy indicated in this document. Among the targets defined in the strategy, there are no indicators of the level and extent of spatial disparities The problems of territorial disparities in rural development are considered in the context of the subjects of the Russian Federation in order to assess both the degree of inter-territorial differentiation and identify methodological problems, including those related to the use of indicators presented in Russian statistics

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