Levels and Hierarchy of Goals of the Modern Regional Socio-Economic Policy of Russia

Th ecomple x it yoft h eimple m e n t a tio nofregio na lpolic yin federal states, due, on the onehand,tot h ed i v ersit yof regio n sandt h eirfe atu re s,o nt h eot h er– t h eprese n ceofse v er a lle v elsofitsimple m e n t a tio n,d eter min est h erele van ceofrese a rc hd e v ote dtot h est udyoft h isin str um e n tofpublicadmin istr a tio n.Th ea rticles u ggestsana ppro a c ht ha ta llo wsd iffere n t ia t in gt h ego a lsofregio na lsocio - eco n o m ic polic yb y its levels. The compositionis specifie d, and t h e h ier a rc hy of go a ls of t h e regio na lsocio - eco n o m icpolic y of Ru ss ia isd e v elope d.It is proved that in current conditions, the priority goal of the regional policyoft h efe d er a lce n ters h o u l dbetoe n s u ret h ein tegrit yandeco n o m icsec u rit yoft h est a tein terms of regional development, the regional policy of the subjects of the Federation –toa c h ie v epositi v edynam icsoft h eq ua lit yoflifeoft h epop u l a tio noft h eregio n.It iss h o wnt ha tin the foreseeable future, the problem of smoothing interregional inequalityanden suri n gb a l an ce dsocio - economicd e v elopmentoft h eco un tr yandregionsont h isbasiswill retain the status of a strategic goal of the state regional socio-economic policyi n the Russian Federation. The implementation of the presented approach to goal-settingin the practice of public administration will contribute to the formation of an effectiveregio na lpolic ya st h em ostesse n t ia lco nd itio nfort h ebal an ce dspat ia ld e v elop m e n toft h eRu ss ianFe d er a tio n.