Opportunities and risks of the climate policy in Russia

The climate agenda involves significant economic dimension and component. This is precipitated, on the one hand, by the climate change impact on the economy and its implications for economic development that necessitate costs for planning and implementing adaptation measures, and, on the other hand, by the imperatives of structural and technological modernization of the economy to strengthen its competitiveness and sustainability of socio-economic development including reduction of industrial greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions and increasing the ecosystems’ carbon sink capacity. The above implies harmonization of ecological, climatic, socio-economic, and technological characteristics to produce an effective national low GHG emissions socio-economic development strategy required by the Paris Climate Agreement. This in turn calls for comprehensive assessment of the impact produced by new low-carbon technologies on economic dynamics using the framework of macrostructural calculations and scenarios of economic development of Russia with different volumes of funding invested in decarbonization. It is argued that the most efficient is a group of so-called moderate scenarios that provide for both GHG reduction and economic growth rates above the global average. More ambitious scenarios involve risks of slowing GDP growth given weighty additional investment which constrains the dynamics of household consumption. The key role of the Russian ecosystems capacity to absorb and sequester carbon in implementation of the low GHG emissions socio-economic development strategy is substantiated and the imperative for the complex of measures to improve the efficiency of land use and forestry resources (LULUCF), primarily the quality of R&D and the national monitoring system development, is emphasized.

Indonesia's Inclusive Economic Development Strategy

Two developments are currently taking place in Indonesia, namely the process towards an inclusive economy and economic digitalisation. The main objective of this chapter is to review the extent to which Indonesia has achieved these two processes. To this end, this descriptive study analyzes secondary data from multiple sources, and the results show that Indonesia has made some progress in achieving both developments. But the results also give an important impression that in the short term, digitalisation of the economy can increase inequality because access to ICT or the internet is not evenly distributed. Therefore, this chapter emphasizes that extra efforts from the government are urgently needed so that the poor can get full access to ICT, including micro and small businesses, of which only a small number of them are implementing e-commerce, and the majority of them are located on the island of Java including Jakarta, which is the most developed region in Indonesia.

EVALUATION OF THE CULTURAL SPHERE BUDGETARY FINANCING AT THE SUBNATIONAL LEVEL IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN UKRAINE

One of the components of the sustainable economic development strategy of Ukraine is the reform of the state policy in the cultural sphere (CS). The implementation of a set of measures in this direction involves modification of the current model of budgetary financing of cultural activities at the national and subnational levels. In view of this, there is a need to evaluate the budgeting situation of the CS in a regional context and identify its peculiarities in the context of modern requirements that arose in connection with the realization of the sustainable development strategy of the Ukrainian economy. This involves the formation of scientific and methodological approaches to assessing the budgetary financing of the CS at the subnational level from the point of view of changing the imperative of Ukraine’s development.

Chinese Investments in Brazil: Economic Diplomacy in Bilateral Relations

The People’s Republic of China has consolidated its status as a great power and strengthened its presence in different regions of the planet. In accordance with its economic development strategy, Beijing’s growing bond with Latin America is part of China’s need to guarantee access to raw materials and energy resources. In this framework and through economic diplomacy, China has strengthened its trade relations, as well as loans and investments in most of the region’s countries.Brazil is an example of this relationship pattern, as one of China’s most important partners and top investment destination in Latin America. It became Beijing’s top commercial partner in 2012. This paper will analyse the composition and evolution of Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in Brazil between the years of 2004 and 2020. In order to do so, we will study the main projects carried out by the country, as well as the characteristics of the Chinese companies (state or non-state) that participated in the process, in order to understand their most important features. Likewise, we will analyse the articulation of the Chinese FDI with its trade flows. We will start from the premise that Chinese investments in Brazil are directly linked to Beijing’s strategic interests, while at the same time guided by market logics that try to maximise profits. In this vein, within the framework of the ‘going out strategy’,state companies play a fundamental role.

Analysis of Leading Sector in Disadvantaged Regions of Pesisir Barat Regency as an Economic Development Strategy

Pesisir Barat Regency is the youngest regency in Lampung Province. Pesisir Barat Regency is the result of the division of West Lampung Regency, which was ratified based on Law Number 22 of 2012 concerning the Establishment of the West Coast Regency of Lampung Province on October 25, 2012 then inaugurated on April 22, 2013. West as an underdeveloped district in Indonesia, As a new autonomous region, West Coast District continues to improve to catch up, align itself or even surpass other areas in Lampung Province. Efforts to improve are carried out in a synergistic and simultaneous manner covering all fields and sectors, both in the government, economic, and cultural sectors. These efforts lead to the goal of prospering the people of Pesisir Barat Regency. West coast district has a lot of regional potential that can be developed to improve the status of the area and carry out development for progress. This study aims to look at the leading sectors in the disadvantaged areas of the west coast district. Based on the results of the analysis and calculation results that have been carried out, there are several leading sectors in the west coast district, namely the Location Question> 1. Shortly, the west coast district as a disadvantaged district has the potential to be developed based on its superior sector.

The main principles of forming the priorities of the socio-economic development strategy of the country

The article substantiates the need for the formation and implementation of the socio-economic development strategy of the country as a basis for sustainable and dynamic development. International and domestic experience, formation and approval of the strategy are analyzed. Based on the study and analysis of the situation, the author proposed a mechanism for determining the priorities of the strategy, the application of criteria of relevance and feasibility as a basis for setting priorities. Relevance criteria are divided into critical, important and desirable, where a critical priority is the event that must be carried out at a certain time despite the necessary resources; an important priority is one that has a positive effect on efficiency, but is determined by the resource limit, and a desirable priority is one that can have a positive effect on efficiency, but resources and deadlines depend on their availability after the implementation of other measures. The implementation criterion is divided into political, technical and financial. Political implementation involves the support of the government and the parliament in the adoption of relevant laws, regulations and more. The technical implementation of the strategy is based on the appropriate infrastructure, potential, complexity, timing, as well as the sequence of implementation of certain activities. The financial criterion is based on financial needs, capital and other expenditures, the need to increase efficiency or mobilize additional financial resources. The need to prepare an operational plan, which should be holistic, clear, specific, flexible, clear, controlled, easy to manage and interrelated with the budget, is justified. The operational plan should encourage executors to act without confusion or misinterpretation of what should be done, how and when.

Place Branding and Its Discontents: The Politics and Management of Neighborhood Governance Systems

Since the 1990s, urban planners in the United States have developed systems of neighborhood governance as a way to better involve citizens in decision making. Simultaneously, place branding emerged as an economic development strategy employed by local, municipal, and regional organizations. While often discussed as an elite-controlled game, little attention has been paid to the role of residents in branding their own communities. This study investigates the extent to which different neighborhood governance systems encourage neighborhood branding. Through qualitative analysis of thirty-five cities, this paper demonstrates that across systems, there is an ongoing tension between empowering residents and managing place branding.

Japanese Technical Intern Training Program: Problems and Recommendations

Labor export is acknowledged as a socio-economic development strategy of Vietnam. Since 2017, the number of Vietnamese intern trainees in Japan has been rapidly increasing, making Vietnam the top country that sends interns to Japan. The increase benefits both countries. However, in addition to the benefits, a number of problems related to the implementation of the program are remaining, particularly the increasing number of overstaying of Vietnamese trainnees. Previously, several research has examined the reasons of this phenomenon but mainly focused on economic aspects. This paper aims at exploring the causes of this phenomenon by examining the ambiguity of the Technical Intern Training Program (TITP). The paper firstly introduce the primary goals and implementation of the TITPcontributes to the overstaying of Vietnamese interns. Secondly, the paper examines the differences between the TITP's goals and its implementation as well as how the inconsistencies contribute to the illegal stay of Vietnamese intern trainees. Finally, the paper will propose some practical solutions to minimize the flee and illegal stay of Vietnamese trainees in Japan hence, improving the effectiveness of this program.

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF SHALLOT COMMODITY DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH PADANG LAWAS DISTRICT

There are still many problems faced by shallot farmers in North Padang Lawas district, as horticultural farmers in other areas in Indonesia, become an obstacle in efforts to develop shallot commodities in North Padang Lawas Regency, so that it has not been able to provide optimal welfare to farmers. Although this commodity has traditionally been cultivated by farmers in several sub-districts within this district and The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia has also designated North Padang Lawas Regency as one of the Development of National Shallot Commodity Agricultural Areas through Keputusan Menteri Pertanian Nomor 472 Tahun 2018 Regarding the National Agricultural Area, but it needs to be studied further to analyze the potential and economic development strategy of shallots as the aim of this study. This study was conducted from June to November 2019. The method used was a survey, followed by direct observation about the development of shallots in 6 (six) districts, interview with field extension officers, retailers and wholesalers in North Padang Lawas Regency. Data and information were analyzed descriptively and analyzed by R / C ratio. The results of the study show that shallot farming activities in North Padang Lawas Regency are very economically and financially feasible, with an ideal R / C ratio of 2.04 with a profit of Rp.76.108.500,- for each hectare of land cultivated for shallot cultivation.