Russia's Largest Regional Capitals. The Settlement System and the Economy of the Country

Model for the development of design solutions in the framework of strategic planning for the development of rural areas

“…It is relevant to use the BCG matrix, 5 forces of M. Porter, Ansoff or McKinsey only when analyzing single-industry towns, where the core of the economy is the only cityforming enterprise and there are no other points of growth, either to assess the positions of municipal sector enterprises that compete with commercial organizations, or to evaluate prospectively promising industries [11,12]. The use of the Boston matrix as a whole for the municipality, as well as comparison with other municipalities, will not give an objective picture of development, especially if the ratio indicators for the matrix are determined by the objectives of the strategy, respectively, they can be selected for a specific municipality or compiled in such a way that the municipality education is among the leaders of socioeconomic development.…”