Characteristics and Classification of Social and Economic Processes in the Region
The article is devoted to the study of the content and typology of the concepts "region" and "social and economic processes in the region." Changing social and political processes in the modern world transforms the understanding of the sources of social and economic growth and development of the regional economy. The article presents the approaches of domestic and foreign authors to the concept of "region", identifies the main elements of the regional system: nature, population and economic entities. The author has formulated his own definition of the notion "region" on the basis of a systematic and dynamic approach. The author also studied the official typology of regions in the Russian Federation, the author's approach to the typology of social and economic processes in the region is presented in accordance with the levels of satisfied needs of the population of the region.