Abstract
The current stage of the socio-economic development of Kazakhstan is characterized by a significant aggravation of the problem of its sustainable development. New economic relations require the development and implementation of a state strategy for ensuring the sustainable development of the country’s regions. The study of this problem is an urgent need, since the material and spiritual well-being of present and future generations depends on a correct understanding of the essence of sustainable development, determining the optimal interaction of factors of socio-economic and natural-ecological development. However, the whole system of factors (production assets, labor force, investments, etc.), except for natural and environmental factors, develops within the framework of the socio-economic system, it is subject to the influence and regulation of society. At the same time, the influence of society on natural and environmental factors is limited by the laws of development of nature itself. This paper examines the social orientation of the development of the economy of regions, agricultural sectors, accompanied by the inclusion in the software development of additional components related to the development of social infrastructure. The author has studied a wide range of literary sources, in which, to a greater or lesser extent, the problems of developing a mechanism for regulating socio-economic development at the regional level were considered. The advantages of the article include a high theoretical level of research, a systematic analysis of the state of the problems under consideration and their theoretical generalization.