Competitive recovery of the small business sector through understanding its role and essence: regional aspects

摘要

The article considers some problems concerned with efficiency of state regulation and small business (SB) support in Russia taking into account the change of its essence and role, including the issues at the regional level. Currently in Russia and abroad, theoretical insights devoted to SB essence have a certain specificity aimed mainly at underlining some positive aspects of small business. But modern realities prove the need to review the theoretical insights in the aftermath of the radical transformation of Russian economy, which occurred in recent years and caused an increase in shadow economic activity of small enterprises. At the same time, the domestic economy ceased to be closed one and gradually became an integral part of the global economy. The fact predetermines the further development of Russian economy based on digital technologies, being an important factor for regional economy. It is also necessary to emphasize that, despite the variety of the theoretical problems raised within the study of SB theory, there is a lack of attention paid to its essence transformation in the context of shadow activity of small enterprises. Also, speaking about applied researches, inadequate share of attention is paid to the methods of state influence on shadow activity of small businesses that is connected directly with delegation of authorities and responsibilities to regional and municipal levels during state support implementation.