Disproportions and balancing of social and economic development of the regions of the North-Western Federal District

The study examines the socio-economic development of the regions from the point of view of the disproportions and balance of the competitive attractiveness of the regions of Russia. A method for calculating interregional and interfacial imbalances and the balance of regional development based on point estimates of competitive attractiveness is proposed. It is shown that the disproportions and balancing in terms of the competitive attractiveness of regions can be indicators of the quality of the development of the territory, and the evaluation results reflect the features, disadvantages and reserves of improving the efficiency of development by reducing the disproportions and increasing the balance of the factors of the competitive attractiveness of regions. A common disadvantage of regional development management is the lack of attention and effort in innovative development, which is reflected in significant interregional and interfacial imbalances of innovative development relative to other factors of competitive attractiveness. The calculations were carried out on the basis of official statistical data for 2020.