Vestnik Samarskogo universiteta. Ekonomika i upravlenie Vestnik of Samara University. Economics and ManagementVestnik Samarskogo universiteta. Ekonomika i upravlenie Vestnik of Samara University. Economics and Management2542-04612782-3008Samara National Research University531910.18287/2542-0461-2013-0-4-5-9UnknownANALYSIS AND PROBLEMS OF FUNCTIONING OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND CLUSTERS OF THE SAMARA REGIONBuzykinaT. A.morenov.sv@ssau.ruthe Dept. of Economics, Samara State University, Samara, 443011, Russian Federation.0104201344592112201721122017Copyright © 2017, Vestnik of Samara University. Economics and Management2017<p>In the article the main directions of development of chemical industry in Russia, problems of its functioning are presented, the analysis of condition and development of chemical industry in the Samara region is considered.</p>clusterchemical industryefficiencystrategyregioncompetitivenessoptimizationкластерхимическая промышленностьэффективностьстратегиярегионконкурентоспособностьоптимизация