Dagestan industry: current state and prospects of development

The paper analyzes the industrial sector of the Republic of Dagestan. Industry is the material production backbone of the economy of the region. Article ideals with actual problems because it shows a multiplicative impact of industrial enterprises on the economy as a whole - increasing the tax base, the creation of jobs. However, in the course of market reforms decades the Dagestan industry has faced many problems: the loss of cooperative ties, depreciation of fixed assets, shortage of qualified personnel and investments. Along with this, a long-term fall of industrial production share in Dagestan GRP is observed. The first part of the article is dedicated to the analysis of the main characteristics of mesoeconomic indicators, including: industrial production index, the structure of shipped goods, capital productivity. Based on these studies, the author comes to the conclusion that the dynamics of regional indicators compared with the nationwide indicators clearly reflects the separate and backward development of the Dagestan industry. The next chapter of the article is devoted to the analysis of the industrial policy implementation in the region. The author examines a set of policy documents, highlights key challenges and principal directions, determines problems hindering their implementation. In conclusion, the author criticizes the lack of system in the adopted policy documents, reveals the need to elaborate an effective methodology basing on strategic planning and developed regions experience implementation. In Dagestan, in the first place, it is expedient to adopt a republican law on industrial policy by identifying goals and objectives and a clear mechanism of action to address the existing problems.