REFORMING HOUSING AND PUBLIC UTILITIES MANAGEMENT IN RUSSIA: TRENDS AND PROBLEM

The housing and utilities sector is one of the most important areas of the economy of any country. The housing and communal services should be safe and efficient, and the situation throughout the industry should be optimal. The current study is relevant due to a crisis situation in the public utilities sector of the Russian Federation that lasts very long time. This raises serious concerns, since the housing and utilities sector constitutes one of the critically important areas of the national economy and all the vital activities of the population depend on its state. The article identifies the main features of housing and utilities management. It considers the essence and concept of housing and utilities, analyzes the specifics of foreign experience in managing housing and utilities, identifies the problems of housing and utilities services in Russia, and considers the mechanisms and methods for this sector’s management.

housing and utilities, region, socio-economic system, sector of the economy, industry