期刊名称：Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management
印刷版ISSN：2065-3913
电子版ISSN：2065-3921
出版年度：2019
卷号：14
期号：4
页码：35-52
出版社：Research Centre in Public Administration and Public Services, Academy of Economic Studies
摘要：Issues of uneven distribution of wealth have been at the cornerstone of human geography since the inception of
this discipline. Inequality in socio-economic values is found at all geographical scales both within and across
regions – districts of cities, municipalities of regions, regions of countries. Polarization and alignment processes
are subjected to close attention on behalf of research and political institutions worldwide, yet there is still no
consensus on their assessment, forecast or possible measures of control and regulation. The aim of our research
is to undertake comparative analysis and define the different methodological approaches to the assessment and
evaluation of inter-regional divergence and convergence processes. The three major groups of methods are
applied to test the divergence dynamics of Russian regions by their socio-economic characteristics – based on
settlement patterns, industry clustering, and quality of life. The evaluation process is based on statistical grouping
method, correlation and graph analysis using databases of the Federal State Statistics Service of the Russian
Federation. Policy recommendations drawn upon the research results are addressed to public authorities for
changes to be implemented in the regional policy.
关键词：convergence; divergence; polarization; inequality; regional policy; Russia
