BODAIBINSKY AND MAMSKO-CHUYSKY DISTRICTS OF THE IRKUTSK REGION: SOCIO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
The article deals with the assessment of the socio-economic situation in the northern areas of the Irkutsk region in the post-Soviet period. Consideration is given to the main problems of local population and economic activities of municipalities. The key factors determining the decrease in the socio-economic potential of the northern territories of the Irkutsk region are identified. Having studied politico-administrative and municipal processes in Bodaibinsky and Mamsko-Chuysky destricts, the authors have revealed a significant decline in population life quality and worsening of the demographic situation in the region.