The article examines a number of issues of spatial development of Russian economy. Basing on their example the author discusses some aspects of training of highly qualification staff.

The article deals with the priority problem of staff provision of the modernization of industrial enterprises in Russia and its regions. The paper provides basic directions for solution of this task.

This article analyzes the attitude of the population to new demographic policy measures in the sphere of fertility. The data was provided within the research project «Reproductive plans of Russians», conducted under the direction of Russian statistical service (Rosstat) in autumn 2012. The author participated in the preparation of the research program, tools and in the processing its results.

The paper considers the interrelation between economic growth and economic development in the context of regional economic policy. The author analyses targeting parameters of the state development program for the Far East and Baikal Region. The article proves that the orientation on growth rates increasing of macroeconomic indicators is not equal to the task of accelerating of economy and social sphere development.

The article provides theoretic basis of the state regional policy formation. The paper proves that regional economic policy is formed as a symbiosis of its two types: all regions wide type and selective type and contains general patterns and peculiarities of regional policy implementation in foreign countries.

This article considers a wide range of problems, connected with the audit of efficiency, first of all, of public administration, including theoretical problems of efficiency, foreign experience of rating the states, as well as the situation with the audit of efficiency of the state management in Russia, including at the regional and local levels.

The article discusses the main models of small business taxation in Russian Federation; the role of taxes from small business in the budget system revenues; the interregional differentiation of taxes from small business. The paper reveals the most actual problems of construction of taxes from small business under special taxation regimes.

The article formulates the proposals for the cluster evaluation of the production level for the various types of agricultural products in Russian regions. The paper provides recommendations for the determination on the cluster basis investment perspectives of the agricultural production.

In the paper, the author, basing on the example of three regions of the North Caucasus Federal District, proves the necessity the opportunity of intensification of the inter-regional integration processes of the subsidized regions of Russia.

The article examines the experience of inter-municipal government in France. The paper allocates national and historical factors, which generated the importance of inter-municipal institutions for the implementation of socio-economic interests of local communities. The paper contains the analysis of some contradictions and gaps in the implementation mechanisms of inter-municipal institutions as well as their assessment by French researchers and practitioners. The author comes to the conclusion that the investigation of national experience of France is important for Russia, at the time when institutions of inter-municipal cooperation are only at the initial stage of their formation.

The article, basing on the analysis of data of state statistics of the Russian Empire, of the Soviet Union and of the Russian Federation for the first time reveals the specifics of the demographic development of Russian population in Dagestan for the period of 1866-2010.

The article, basing on the authors calculations, reviews the modification dynamics of the Siberian builders wages for twenty years.

The article, basing on the example of Siberia, considers the reasons agricultural crisis in the country in the 1920s.

The article reviews the changes in capturing of financial activity within SNA 2008 and considers the possibilities of creating the information base for
the analysis of financial aspects of economic activity in the country on the basis of methodological recommendations of international organizations.

The article considers fertility tendencies in Russia and in its regions in the context of modern demographic policy.

The article examines the experience of the constitutional regulation of the relationship between local authorities and public prosecutor in CIS countries. The paper provides the options of constitutional arrangements for the interaction between local authorities and public prosecutor.