Development of urban agglomerations as a factor of increasing of the globalcompetitiveness of the states

Abstract

The key directions and current trends in urban agglomeration development are considered in the article. The undoubted competitive advantages of cities, convenient for self-realization, for the creative process of developing and implementing of the new products, processes, institutions and structures, are noted by the author. It is stressed that there is a new important indicator of the competitiveness of cities - the level of development of the "creative class” in the creation of the subject of competition between cities for key locations in the chain in the adoption and diffusion of innovation. It is shown that the inclusion of modern features in the creation of urban agglomerations in countries of the SCO is a prerequisite for ensuring their global competitiveness.