The principles of municipal industrial clusters’ establishment on the territory of advancing social-and-economic development of mono-town

Abstract

Overcoming social-and-economic problems of single-industry towns by diversification of their economy is possible by creating territories of advancing social and economic development (TASED). In contrast to the researchers claiming that the formation of a cluster with participation of enterprises of more than one municipal territory strengthens mono-profile of town, the authors justify synergies effect from using advantages of TASED and-cluster approach in diversification of single-industry towns’ economy. Regional (municipal) industrial cluster, in contrast to the previously known concepts, the authors consider to be formed with an active role of the regional and municipal authorities for implementing projects of mono-town economy diversification and investment projects that meet the requirements of TASED. As a result of problems and risks systematization concerning clusters’ functioning in Russian and foreign practice the basic principles of building clusters on TASED in mono-towns were defined. The research results present a contribution to the cluster theory, the regional economy in terms of methodology development of building regional (municipal) industrial clusters within TASED for economic diversification of mono-town economy. The practical value of the study lies in the possibility of using the results of work in the activities of regional and municipal authorities in the formation of cluster as residents of TASED in single-industry towns.