ON THE ASSESSMENT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS ON THE BASIS OF LIVING STANDARDS

Modern socioeconomic processes of rural development make it necessary to look at the problems of the agrarian sector of the economy from a new angle. The growing differences in rural areas in terms of social and economic development reduce the efficiency of the spatial organization of Russia’s economy, affect food security and form an environment of focal and fragmented development in traditionally agrarian regions. The spatial structure of Russia’s economy includes both depressive rural areas and quite successful ones showing stable economic growth. This largely depends on the density of the population, the development of social, engineering and transport infrastructure in rural areas, and the differentiation and sustainability of the regional economy. In order to make effective management decisions, the regional and municipal management system needs to develop a methodology for assessing the socioeconomic development of rural areas based on the quality of living standards. This requires the development of appropriate management tools, which makes the results of our research, tested on the example of the village of Vodorazdel in the Stavropol Territory, very relevant. The practical significance of the results of the study lies in the possibility of their use by state executive authorities and local governments in order to improve agricultural policy and rural development.