It is analysed existing norm-legal base of realization of regional industrial policy from a position of conformity of principles of its formation and realization to problems of development of the industry in conditions of an openness to the world market. Opportunities of their evolution in the directions promoting becoming of competitive structure of an industrial complex of region are shown.

It is shown, that globalization changes the contents of state regulation of industrial activity. The directions of transformation of an industrial policy of the state are opened. The tendencies of change of components of a regional industrial policy under influence of process of globalization are shown.

Development of domestic and foreign scientists in the field of «knowledge economy», service, information and innovation economy are systematized. It is established that in the conditions of postindustrial economy the role of «soft growth factors» increases: the use of information and knowledge for practical purposes, the degree of erudition and qualification of the personnel, growth of innovation activity, structural modernization towards increase in branches of modern technological ways. This is reflected in the evolution of the organizational forms of business (industrial parks → clusters → spontaneous zones).