Economics/13.Regional economy

 

PhD Ostapenko E. A.

 

Stavropol state agrarian University, Russia

 

PhD Lapina E. N.

 

Stavropol state agrarian University, Russia

 

PhD S. Y. Shamrina

 

Stavropol state agrarian University, Russia

 

Tools diversifying the economy to enhance strategic stability in regions

 

The level of socio-economic situation in the Russian regions is directly dependent on the historical heterogeneity of their development, have a direct impact on the functioning of the country, economic efficiency, and socio-economic policy of the state.

Market relations and economic crises have strengthened the interregional differentiation due to the following reasons:

First, market competition has divided the region according to their competitive advantages and disadvantages, which is the result of a different adaptation to the market.

Second, the reduction of public investment in the development of the regions, the abolition of regional socio-economic expansion joints.

Third, economic inequality of subjects of the Russian Federation with the centre.

Historically and the growing heterogeneity of regional development is the factor of socio-economic instability underlying various conflicts.

However, the existing regional disparities largely arise from objective reasons, the need for weakening which can not be doubted. This problem is solved in the framework of socio-economic policy of the region.

A study of the organization of regional governance suggests that the modern system of management of development of the region has a number of significant drawbacks:

First, in the regional office development of a narrow set of tools, based on budget transfers and Federal target programs. Modern instruments of management development of region in the system of public administration are being introduced very slowly.

Second, administrative reform and the introduction of budgeting focused on result, focused on the Federal level of government. It is therefore difficult to identify quality control region, to provide indicators of development of the Russian regions, to define their relationship with the actions of public authorities.

Third, the lack of a commonly accepted typology of regions, which does not allow to distinguish between these indicators for each type of territories and to define in relation to them parameters of state policy.

Fourth, the lack of interregional cooperation and the inefficient use of budget funds is a consequence of the lack of mechanisms of coordination and synchronization of development strategies of regions development strategies of municipalities and the Federal sectoral strategies.

Fifth, the absence of an approved General scheme of spatial development of the Russian Federation, which would be indicated by Federal priorities for the development of specific regions of the country, to ensure and support the national goals of doubling GDP and reducing poverty and preserving the integrity of the country, in relation to old industrial regions, in relation to raw material zones.

Sixthly, the loss of culture is planning to use the area. A new analytical model of the spatial organization of the country is not in demand in law enforcement and the budget process. Project and design documentation is stored in the form in which it has developed in the Soviet era, but relatively effectively to carry out its regulatory function.

The difficult economic situation of recent years has forced the government and business organizations to pay special attention to unused potential of regional economy and improvement of the regional structure as a way to increase economic efficiency.

Regional policy of the Federal center needs to be focused on predicting and managing the spatial development of the country on the territory of priority development, which form the main contribution to the sustainable development of constituent entities of the Russian Federation. As such zones are usually, large urban agglomerations, transport and logistics nodes, zones of development of industry and agriculture, the development zone of territorial-industry clusters, zones of innovative development and creation of high technologies, tourism, resort and other recreational areas, areas of cultural and natural landscapes. The allocation of areas of advanced development with the definition of the basic directions of their development (specializations) will most accurately and systematically predict the main directions of socio-economic development of the territories concerned, and, on this basis, to plan rational distribution of state and municipal infrastructure and effective regulatory measures designed to ensure the creation of favorable conditions for realization of the development potential of the territories.

An effective instrument of regional policy and regulation of territorial development, which became widespread in the developed world, are Agency (the Corporation) regional development as non-state actors working at the intersection of business interests and the state, and carrying out targeted training of specific areas to initiate certain projects.

One of the main conditions of efficiency of planning of socio-economic systems of different levels, according to Russian economists, is the creation of a system for strategic planning, involving all levels of the economy.

The main strategic goal of economic development of regions and countries should be the task of the transition from the traditional resource model to innovation, ensuring economic sustainability and competitiveness.

In the interest of development of innovative economy the state must develop and implement an appropriate strategy that would be aimed at facilitating structural change in the economy in the direction of overcoming of export-dependence on raw materials and maintaining a consistently high dynamics and quality of economic growth. The transition to innovative type of development inevitably causes changes in all components of the economic system, guaranteeing a natural restructuring of the economy.

For the majority of subjects of the Russian Federation the main strategic objective of the regional socio-economic policy is the diversification of the economy. The priority for the government should give the development of small and medium-sized businesses. It is a small business able to adapt quickly to a dynamic market economy and, at the same time, is a direct participant in innovative projects. Such behaviour of participants of small business is due to a relatively high kapitalooborota, as well as the possibility of using various forms of state support of business entities. It should be noted that this is not the only way of diversifying the economy.

At the present stage of economy development strengthening of the processes of diversification, the formation of diversified holdings and financial-industrial groups, formation of corporate sector of the economy confirms compliance with the priorities that characterize the global economic environment.

Diversification in the economy presents a multifunctional mechanisms that provide a real multiplier effect from their implementation, with a focus on effective use of economic reserves and the organizational resources of regions and local competitive advantages, ensure the stable growth of living standards of the population.

The development of public-private partnerships reflecting the interests of the company, acts as the nodal factor of sustainable development of territories. The need for such interaction is that in the conditions of market economy the state can not do without the business, at the same time, and entrepreneurial activity cannot exist without a state. In this regard, the institution of partnership between the state and business should be seen as:

1)  part of a system of measures of state regulation of ensuring the implementation of industrial policy, stimulation of innovation activity, attraction of investments in infrastructure and social sector;

2)  mechanism to involve the private sector to deliver public services;

3)   a mechanism to attract the private sector to deliver public services;

4)  a tool to attract private initiative and investment, while maintaining state control over strategically important assets;

5)  the source of long-term investment and implementation mechanism of long-term economic development strategies of sectoral and territorial-industrial complexes.

The creation of a favourable business environment conducive to expansion of partnership between business and government. Practical experience shows that contribute to this, primarily:

− creation of necessary social and engineering infrastructure;

− providing financial support (tax benefits, financing of projects, assistance in obtaining funds);

− attraction of investments, assistance in finding markets and establishing production and technological relations, creating new products, conducting research, development;

− development of cooperation and integration to overcome the sparseness of small farms and increase their effectiveness.

The so-called «rules of the game» play an important role in the rationalization of relations of business and government that lead to the stimulation of entrepreneurial business on the basis of the principles of expediency for the establishment of most-favored-nation in the effective use of the potential of economic entities.

The development of civil society institutions is one of the methods of improving the management of regional development with the aim of increasing stability in the region. First of all, the improvement of the local self-government and the strengthening of its economic and financial independence. Foreign and domestic experience shows that the potential of this level of power is very essential but is used inefficiently.

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