THE ROLE OF CLUSTERS IN THE FORMATION OF COMPETITIVENESS OF NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ECONOMY
The article illustrates the effect of cluster formations on the growth of competitiveness of the national and regional economy. The authors analyze the performance of clusters in the global economy, as well as the specific features of their development in Russia.
Keywords: cluster, competitiveness, national and regional economy, economic development.
Yuri V. Matveev, Doctor of Economics, Professor, Head of Institutional Economics Department; Kirill Y. Matveev, Candidate of Economics, Associate Professor; Olga V. Trubetskaya, Candidate of Economics, Associate Professor - Samara State University of Economics.