Normative cross-regional analysis of rural development strategies in industrial regions of Siberian Federal District

The article presents results of a cross-regional analysis of regional strategies for socio-economic development and state programs for the integrated development of village areas in the agricultural sector on the example of industrial regions of Siberian Federal District: the Kemerovo region – Kuzbass, Irkutsk region, Tomsk region and Krasnoyarsk region. The choice of industrial regions is based on the continuing stable pattern in the system of regional economy of prioritizing support of heavy industries on the background of underestimating the development of the agricultural sectors. The purpose of the article was to analyze social (“human-centered”) priorities in the development of agricultural sectors in the strategic documents in the regions of the Siberian Federal Distric. The methodology of the research is based on a synthesis of methods of theoretical analysis, cross-regional analysis, secondary analysis, synthesis methods and abstraction. The article showed the importance of using the concept of human-centeredness to analyze strategies, which allows us to consider the achievement of economic indicators in the development of agricultural industries in close relation to the level of comfort and well-being of people living in village areas. The differences were highlighted in strategies of socio-economic development in the regions of Siberian Federal District under consideration. Human-centeredness is most systemically manifested in the text of the Strategy for the Social and Economic Development of the Krasnoyarsk Region and Irkutsk Region, which is expressed in the use of socially significant categories in the legal document: welfare, self-realization, and a comfortable human environment. It has been revealed that the state programs for the complex development of village areas in the regions generally duplicate each other in achieving the goal and objectives of creating for the population a favorable and attractive environment in village areas. It is recommended that when implementing strategies and government programs, attention should be paid to sociological monitoring among the population, which will improve the quality of village development actions, including taking into account the professional competencies of local managers when planning and implementing strategic regulatory documents.