Regional development assessment remains one of the most complex and contestedmethodological challenges in economic science. Traditional approaches relying predominantly onsingle-indicator measures such as gross regional product or per capita income have demonstratedsignificant limitations in capturing the inherently multidimensional nature of regionaldevelopment. This article presents the KMRI (Kompleks Mintaqaviy Rivojlanish Indeksi —Comprehensive Regional Development Index) methodology, a multi-criteria compositeassessment framework developed for the systematic evaluation of regional development inUzbekistan. The KMRI integrates five weighted dimensional indices — economic productivity,social development, institutional quality, infrastructure endowment, and environmentalsustainability — into a unified composite score enabling both inter-regional benchmarking andlongitudinal monitoring. Pilot application to all thirteen administrative regions of Uzbekistan andthe Republic of Karakalpakstan using 2019–2023 data reveals pronounced inter-regionaldisparities (KMRI range: 0.251–0.831) and a pattern of divergence rather than convergence overthe study period.
| Mualliflar | Nazarov , Shohbek Isroilovich |
|---|---|
| Jurnal | Иқтисодиёт ва туризм |
| Nashr sanasi | 2026-04-17 |
| Jild | 2 |
| Son | 28 |
| Til | Ingliz |
regional development, composite index, KMRI methodology
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