Importance Against the general trend toward improving the well-being of the Russian population, the social situation in rural areas is still critical. Poor living standards of rural population affect such an important process as a formation of human resources in the sphere of agriculture. Social infrastructure plays an important role in creating favorable conditions for demographic and social potential of rural population. Objectives Identification and analysis of major factors of regional infrastructure are important for choosing the areas of socio-economic development and devising regional development programs. Therefore, the problem under consideration is relevant from the perspective of analysis and improvement of the life quality of rural population in the region. Methods In the study, we employed a regression analysis and modeling. Results Based on regression analysis, we have built a model of the level of social infrastructure development in rural areas. We also provide an integrated indicator of the condition of social infrastructure, and on its basis, we assess the territorial differentiation of municipalities. The article considers the specifics of social infrastructure development of municipalities located in the Ivanovo oblast. Based on the findings, we distinguish three groups of districts with different levels of social infrastructure development. Conclusions The obtained results enable to set the priorities of social and economic development at the regional level, taking into account the specifics of each typological group. It is required to apply a case-specific approach to building a mechanism for rural social infrastructure regulation.
Keywords: Ivanovo oblast, infrastructure, region, life quality, methodology
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