Systematization of foreign experience in cluster development: formation of benefits for mountainous poles growth

Abstract

The relevance of the research is determined by the fact that mountainous regions in different countries around the ld face similar development challenges, characterized by significant economic difficulties (due to constraints on gricultural and other production, inadequate infrastructure development, and services, etc.). Considering the outlined issues, researchers have currently demonstrated that mass tourism is the primary direction for the development of these territories. The axiom to be adopted as the basis for the research highlights the development of mountainous territories as most effective when the formation of tourism clusters leads to the creation of unique entities known as "growth poles" (or mountain growth centers). Therefore, the purpose of the article is to study and provide a comprehensive systematization of international experience in cluster development and to identify their role in the formation of growth poles in mountainous territories.