HE VALUE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IN IMPROVING THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION IN COUNTRYSIDE
The article examines the value of management in transition of countryside to sustainable development. A special role in this is elaboration a sustainable development strategy which takes into account specific characteristics of countryside. In 2016, the au-thor participated as an expert in the international project "Expanding economic opportuni-ties in rural Belarus." The aim of the project was to develop a strategy for sustainable de-velopment of countryside and their subsequent transition to sustainable socio-economic dynamics. Creating a strategy of sustainable development is an important management tool, as it allows to assess the socio-economic, environmental, demographic conditions of a particular territory, identify the strengths and weaknesses of the local communities, take management decisions to determine the local territorial development priorities.