Published: 15 January 2014
In the article the causes of inequality in the level of socio-ecological-economic development of territorial and economic systems are envisaged. It is concluded that the threat to national security associated with the polarization of economic space arises when the laws are violating territorial justice, and the contrast in the basic parameters of the standard of living of the population reaches a critical peak in the "growth poles" and a minimum in the "periphery".