| Summary: | Socio-economic development of each region is uneven. Territories within the region may differ by geographical location, demographical and natural potential, the level of economic development, etc. However, there are differences that result from inefficient territory management. These differences are commonly considered crucial when they aggravate social problems in the territory or a group of territories. A clear system for identification of problem territories and support measures for their socio-economic development can become a base for sustainable and qualitative economic growth in the region and in the country. The purpose of the article is to identify depressed territories in the Perm region and elaborate proposals to change the territorial socio-economic development management system aimed at overcoming depression. A comparative analysis of the structure and dynamics of municipalities of the Perm region has been conducted on the basis of the statistical approach to identifying depressed territories. It includes several indicators as follows: index of volume of own-produced shipped goods, works and services; ratio of monetary income to the subsistence level in the region; unemployment rate. Scientific novelty of the work consists in the methods for identifying depressed areas, including the criteria for the assignment of municipalities to depressed ones: a homogeneous economic structure, location within one municipality, socio-economic indicators being beyond certain values over a certain period of time. Three depressed areas have been identified in the Perm region on the basis of the criteria and indicators proposed: Cherdynskiy, Kochyevskiy and Usvinskiy municipalities, which do not make a significant contribution to the GRP, however, significantly affect the level of unemployment in the region. The paper contains some suggestions resulting from the study: to enshrine the definition, criteria and indicators for assessing depressed areas in the regulations; to implement a common approach to the management of problem areas (including depressed areas); to create a system for monitoring problem areas.
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