Small and medium-sized business in the system of mono-towns specializing in ferrous metallurgy

The article presents the study of functioning of small and medium-sized businesses in Russian mono-towns with the city-forming organizations of ferrous metallurgy, as well as the evaluation of prospects of development of small and medium-sized businesses in mono-towns specializing in ferrous metallurgy. The research also focuses on foreign experience of overcoming problems arising in mono-towns. © The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2020.