The article provides a system analysis of the development of small and medium-sized businesses in the regions of the southern Federal district in recent years on the main indicators; describes the key problems of their development, provides suggestions for their solution, taking into account foreign experience

Keywords: system analysis, small and medium business, regions, southern Federal district, development problems, state support, property support

The authors, based on the study of the spatial experience of strategy development in the EU, scientific publications of Russian and foreign scientists devoted to spatial development, give advice on the drafting of the concept of spatial development of the Russian Federation, currently being developed in accordance with the Federal Law of 28 June 2014 number 172-FZ «On the strategic planning in the Russian Federation».

Keywords: spatial development, strategy development, socio-economic development of regions, distribution of productive forces

Information about authors of issue №4 (2011)

Keywords: authors