Vol. 12 No. 4 (2017)

The latest issue of 2017 submitted to your attention is devoted to a list of acute questions in the field of fundamental and applied studies and is worth reading.

Features of modern macroeconomic cycle formation and challenges of current monetary policy in the BRICS countries from the view point of global economic development trends are discussed in the section “Economic Theory”. The trends of efficient institutionalization of compliance control mechanisms of socially significant organisations are also considered in this part.   

The tools of economic and mathematical modelling are used to analyse empirical models of regional economic growth with spatial effect, to forecast employment rate in a region from the view point of nonlinear dynamics and to develop a methodology for assessment of key indicators of retail network in time. 

The studies of regional economic systems are devoted to the substantiation of export-import balance principles while implementing import substitution process in Russia. They also concern the development of diversification trends of domestic rural economy considering the potential of small towns. Strategic priorities of municipal entities development are revealed with the improvement of the tools of scenario planning.   

The article devoted to the importance to introduce a balanced scorecard system in the practice of scientific organisation management completes the present issue.