The article presents the results of the analysis of institutional prerequisites for and the practice of strategic planning and management in the municipalities of Russian North. Implementation of a strategic approach in management is of particularly important in the Northern municipalities, as it is an important means of tackling such negative trends, as depopulation, migration outflow of population and other socioeconomic problems. The article defines the main factors promoting or hampering the application of strategic management technologies in Northern cities and municipal districts
Keywords
strategic management, local self-government, strategic planning documents, socio-economic
development of cities in the russian north