Zholobova, O.A. Key mechanisms for the formation of the regional policy strategy in the modern Russia.

Abstract: When regarding the current Russian reality, it is reasonable to perceive the regional policy through the prism of the formation and evolution of the federal relations. The main actors in the federal relations are the federal center and relatively in dependent (within the limits of the competence provided for them) subjects of the federation, which are constantly interacting among themselves, while being systems of political institutions and political interests. That is why, the relations between the center and the regions involve conflicts. It is almost always that the regions wish to enlarge their political autonomy, while the federal center prefers the limiting strategy. Within the framework of the federal model of territorial state structure there is a possibility for a comprehensive and systematized regional policy, which is defined by the sustainability and balance in the relations between the federal center and the constituent subjects of the federation. At the same time domination of the centralization and decentralization processes makes the choice of a specific regional development strategy topical. It may be selective within a centralized federal model, or it may be generally systemic within the framework of decentralization and high level of financial and political autonomy of the regions. Specific features of choice of strategy are discussed in this article.

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