Modern Trends in the Development of Textile Clusters in the World Market

The article describes the development trends and the problem of assessing the competitiveness of textile clusters. It provides a rationale for the effectiveness and feasibility of joint use of the methods of a comprehensive integrated competitiveness indicator and the "competitiveness polygon" for assessing the competitive positions of a cluster, presents and examines the sequence of stages for implementing this methodology, as well as its shortcomings and main advantages.