Cluster Approach in Administration of Rural Areas

Formation of new administrative-territorial entities defines a need to innovative approach to managing. Is it possible to facilitate development processes with the means of the local community? Objective: to substantiate the expediency of using the cluster approach in the administration and possibility of its practical implementation in smart-community. We make a sociological survey of 800 rural residents in 6 regions of Ukraine. Study period 2013–2017. The outcome of the study is an integrated cluster-creative approach through the practice of patina management and inclusive development. Most fully he found his manifestation in the conditions of tribal estates and tribal settlements.