In the context of today's global spatial processes substantiated the need to update the theory of Regional Development of Russia. The evolution and given the author's interpretation of the concepts of "area", "region", "Regional Policy". Specified objects and subjects of the regional policy, formulated requirements for Russian power structures at its formation.

This article discusses the use of strategic development areas for the Russian response to the challenges of the market and globalization. It is shown that the economic form of the territorial coordination of actions of all participants in social production - business, government, the public - is acceptable for Russia and will contribute to the welfare of the people.

An approach to solving the problems of the shadow economy on the basis of threat assessments of economic security of the region. Presented developed by authors method of estimating damage the shadow economy. The analysis of damage to the territory of the shadow economy on the example of the Urals Federal District. Based on this analysis, a concept of minimizing the negative impact of the shadow economy.

The article summarizes the author's many years of research on the problems of fiscal federalism in enhancing socio-economic development of regions. The peculiarities of the budget planning, resulting innovations to redistribute revenue powers and expenditure responsibilities between regions and the center. A three-level model of the regional budget planning and regulation of inter-budgetary relations, based on the use of cluster and regression analysis. The results of scenario calculations and forecasting of tax revenues of the consolidated budget of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

The trends developing in the Russian market of equipment for the oil and gas industry. The main reasons for the decline in production in the oil and gas engineering. The estimation of the negative trends of decrease in volumes of exploration works, the institutional environment of economic activity. The directions of cooperation of engineering enterprises of the Urals Federal District, serving the energy industry, with consumers. A set of measures to strengthen cooperation with Innovative Energy Engineering at the various levels of state regulation.

The results of the study of the dynamics of energy intensity of gross regional product of the Sverdlovsk region for the period 1996 - 2003 years. and projections for the period up to 2015. The principal possibility of growth performance of the regional economy, without a significant increase in the consumption of primary fuel.

The role, meaning and features of the institutions as regulators of social phenomena and the central category of the theoretical concepts of social development. The features of the regional and sectoral structure of the scientific and technological complex of the Sverdlovsk region, set its role in the reproduction process of socio-economic development of the territory. Determines the direction of improving the institutional support of scientific and technological development of the territorial economic system, forming the contour of the institutional scientific and technological development of the region.

Given the scientific substantiation of the author's interpretation of the category "employment potential". The problem of efficient use of labor potential is considered in the context of economic growth and social orientation of the economy. Peculiarities of reproduction, the level and quality of life of the population of the Republic of Bashkortostan. The basic trends in the use of labor potential of Bashkortostan. On the basis of economic and mathematical modeling method is proposed for calculating the integral indicator of the efficiency of use of labor potential.

The factors and conditions of the territorial organization of international corporations, leading to the achievement of cross-country rationalization, are considered. It is shown that the principles of allocation of direct investment by multinational corporations abroad defined the overall strategy of the firm, particularly its internal organization. The basic conceptual model of the spread of oligopolistic structures. The general trend of transformation of organizational structures of large corporations in order to improve the competitive position on the market by achieving economic benefits associated with the expansion of production scale. The features of the parish and the promotion of TNCs in the Russian market.