Evaluation of the competitive potential of the economic development of the country: Theoretical aspects and Russian practice

Abstract

The article presents the methodology of evaluation of the competitive potential of the regions, including the three main stages of research, which has been tested during the analysis of competitiveness of Russian regions. During each stage it is calculated the main indexes, and the Integral Index of regional competitiveness, which provide the opportunity to present a complex view of competitive advantages of the regions of the country. As the result of this research it was presented the whole calculation of the development of Russian regions on the basis of competitive ability (2010, 2012 years). Based on the calculations it was identified the main problems of Russian regional industrial development - the obsolescence of the capital assets, insufficient level of investments, the low level of innovation activity of enterprises, etc. The obvious way for solving these problems is the governmental planning system of industrial development (industrial policy). During this research it became obvious that presented methodology allows making a comprehensive analysis of the competitiveness of the regions of the country.