Economic diagnostics of regions as a method of competitiveness administration

The article considers the role of economic diagnostics in administration and approaches to economic diagnostics of the region as a necessary element of development of the regional economic policy. It shows dispersion of opinions of scientists that deal with definition of the term "economic diagnostics" and gives author's interpretation with reference to a region. It reveals the role of economic diagnostics in defining competitiveness of economic systems. It reveals main tasks of economic diagnostics that deal with the use of results for assessment of regional differences, identification of deviations and pathologies. It shows that the existing directions could be laid in the foundation of the system complex approach to administration of regional competitiveness.