SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT: BALANCED SYSTEM OF INDICATORS
Sustainable social and economic development of Russia is ensured by food security of the state, effective use of its competitive advantages in the agricultural sector. Compliance with this condition depends to a large extent on the level of development of the rural areas of the country. At present, several problems remain in the development of the regions of the country: the deterioration of the quality of life of the rural population, especially domestic and medical services, the decline in fertility, the lack of self-sufficiency in quality food, unemployment, the high level of crime and the tense environmental situation in a number of rural areas. Overcoming these problems is impossible without solving the complex problem of ensuring the sustainable development of the country 's rural areas. This task cannot be solved without the use of effective systems of rural territory management, which adequately take into account the peculiarities of the object of management and the nature of sustainable development of rural territory. Implementation of this task requires the use of effective systems of rural territory management, which adequately take into account the peculiarities of the object of management and the nature of sustainable development of rural areas. One such rural management system is the integrated monitoring of the state and level of sustainable development, which enables the diagnosis and planning of rural development, the identification and the effective elimination of existing imbalances. The scientific paper proposes a balanced system of indicators based on criteria and factors for sustainable rural development. The proposed evaluation system is intended to improve the analysis, planning and monitoring of rural development processes at the municipal and regional levels.