THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF CREATION OF INDUSTRIAL PARKS IN RUSSIA AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES

Abstract

An industrial park is a modern and effective instrument of support of small and medium business in the industrial sector of economy. An industrial park is a complex of real estate units managed by a management company consisting of a land plot (plots) with production, office, warehouse and other buildings, constructions and facilities provided with the engineering and transport infrastructure necessary for creation of new industrial production and also having a necessary legal regime for implementation of production activity. A description of a legal scheme of interaction between a management company of an industrial park and its residents is given, a list of services provided by a management company is given. The article provides an overview of the history of the origin and development of the use of industrial parks as a tool to support small and medium-sized businesses in Russia and abroad. The organizational scheme of an industrial park, types and directions of activity are considered. An analysis of the dynamics and structure of industrial parks in the Russian Federation by types of property, by stages of activity of industrial parks is carried out. Models of industrial parks’ activity existing in world practice are described. Industrial parks in the modern world are an important factor in the development of the territories and contribute to the economic and technological development of regions.