Improving the Efficiency of Socio-Economic Development of Mono-towns in the Republic of Kazakhstan based on the Development Strategies
Improving the Efficiency of Socio-Economic Development of Mono-towns in the Republic of Kazakhstan based on the Development Strategies

Summary/Abstract: Due to the potential threat of socio-economic crisis and degradation of single- industry towns in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the purpose of the article is to develop a conceptual approach to the formation of optimal development strategies of mono towns considering the level of their current socio- economic development. Method for contrast of means was the methodological basis of the study which allowed revealing direct proportion of social and economic development trends in mono towns as of 2015. Using expert method, we have formed a sample to determine the integrated index of social and economic development of mono towns and on the basis of principal component analysis we have established the extent of their influence on the intensity of their development. Using matrix approach mono town were differentiated by strategic areas of their socio- economic development in the modern conditions. Matrix of ongoing socio- economic development directions of mono towns was formalized during the study, differentiating territorial entities according to their level of socio- economic development as of 2015. The proposed strategies reflect a new approach in the system of strategic management of regional development, since it is based on the peculiarities of the actual development of mono towns in direct proportion to the levels of mono towns’ socio- economic development.

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