The paper explores the issues of urban public transport development as the principal element of infrastructure of modern city, its essential social institution. The authors emphasize the importance of providing high-quality transport services in conditions of scattered public transport, technological obsolescence of vehicles, poor organisational procedures, absence of logistic integration and coordination of various means of urban transport. The paper reveals the problems in modernisation of urban passenger transport. The authors examine efficient systems of urban public transport management in different cities worldwide and classify scenarios of interaction between local government and operators in transport services market. Having analysed the system of public transport management in a largest city the authors suggest an alternative for development of the urban public transport based on logistic integration and cooperation and principles of multimodality with creation of a centre for urban public transport management to ensure efficient coordination of passenger traffic.

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The authors consider theoretical and practical aspects of the formation and application of the principles of social responsibility of the main food marketparticipants: producers, retail and consumers to optimize the directions of its development. It is established that the main provisions Of the manual on social responsibility, an international reference document on social responsibility, form the essential theoretical basis for the development of this direction at the present time. Considering the practical aspects of applying social responsibility in the food industry and food retail, the authors highlight the topic of responsibility to consumers as a priority. Sincethese participants of the trophological chain are responsible for making decisions regarding the level of quality, authenticity, naturalness and safety of products within the requirements of regulatory documents and consumers. The article defines the principles of social responsibility of the consumer as afood market participant. The authors believe that the research results can serve to build a holistic theory of market development in the new economy, which is characterized by high - quality processes and can be useful for the business community as an idea of possible investments.

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