De Minimis Non Curat Praetor or: There Might be Small Disadvantages in Foreign Trade. Don’t Mind Them!

The article analyzes the pre-revolutionary and the Soviet experience of the protectionist policies. Special attention is paid to the external economic policy during the times of NEP (New Economic Policy), socialist industrialization and the years of 1970-1980s. The results of the state monopoly on foreign trade and currency transactions in the Soviet Union are summarized; the economic integration in the frames of Comecon is assessed.

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Future Russia’s WTO Accession and Potential Economic Risks

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2005-5-132-139 ◽

2005 ◽

pp. 132-139 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

A. Chirkin

Keyword(s):

Foreign Trade ◽

Economic Security ◽

National Interests ◽

Wto Accession ◽

Economic Risks

WTO plays the key role in regulating international foreign trade. The article considers basic problems, which Russia will face after joining this organization. Advantages as well as risks connected with membership in WTO are noted. The necessity of safeguarding national interests and fulfilling the requirements of the country's economic security is stressed.

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D. I. Mendeleev’s “cherished thoughts” on foreign trade and “proper protectionism”

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2020-9-120-139 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 120-139

Author(s):

T. N. Belova

Keyword(s):

Foreign Trade ◽

Russian Empire ◽

Foreign Trade Policy ◽

Basic Principles ◽

Industrial Economy ◽

The North ◽

Russian Economy ◽

American Scholar ◽

The Russian Empire ◽

Competition Growth

Foreign trade policy and its role in the economic growth of the national economy are considered through the prism of history and comparison of the formation of the industrial economy in the Russian Empire and the North American United States. The author compares the protectionism of D. I. Mendeleev, described in his economic works, and the free trade thinking of the American scholar W. Sumner, who formulated the “misconceptions” of protectionism. Mendeleev’s proper protectionism is grounded on the basic principles (incentivizing internal competition, growth of consumption, bringing up of new industries ), which are relevant for contemporary Russia. The author gives a typical example of the formation and decline of the factory industry using the case of mirror factories in the Ryazan province. These historical analogies, the paper argues, are necessary for the correct assessment of the current situation and for coming up with valid solutions aimed at the development of the Russian economy.

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On the strategy for industrial development of Russia

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2017-5-45-59 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 45-59 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

V. Osmakov ◽

A. Kalinin

Keyword(s):

Foreign Trade ◽

Development Strategy ◽

Goal Setting ◽

Industrial Policy ◽

Industrial Development ◽

Social Policies ◽

Strategic Decisions ◽

Territorial Planning

The article considers the problems of industrial policy and, accordingly, the industrial development strategy from the standpoint of the challenges facing the industry, the conditions for the adoption of strategic decisions and possible answers - the key directions of state activities. The main principles and directions are analyzed: investment, foreign trade, technological policies, certain aspects of territorial planning, state corporate and social policies. Proposals on the prospective goal-setting and possible results of industrial policy have been formulated.

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