SOME ASPECTS OF STATE FINANCIAL REGULATION AS A BASIS FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY OF THE ARCTIC REGIONS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 107-115
Author(s):  
D. L. KONDRATOVICH ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Financial Regulation ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Financial Policy ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Foreign Companies ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
State Programs

The article examines some aspects of state financial regulation of regional development, which is the most important aspect of economic security and is largely associated with the legal features of the regulation of this activity, the implementation of state development programs for the regions of the Arctic zone of Russia (AZRF). The financial regulatory mechanisms are analyzed, which include the system of financial support, tax, budget, investment, insurance and other economic mechanisms. Analysis of the content of the levels and the corresponding mechanisms of state financial regulation made it possible to determine the directions of influence on the subjects of financial regulation. It was established that financial regulation is presented in the form of a set of mechanisms and instruments of influence, which is based on state priorities related to the implementation of an effective financial policy in the Russian Arctic, ensuring the economic security of the regions, and achieving national interests. It was found that direct budget financing is the main mechanism for supporting and stimulating the development of the Russian Arctic. This mechanism is implemented on the basis of state programs of the Russian Federation financed from the federal and regional budgets. It has been established that there is legal uncertainty regarding the issues of financial regulation of the AZRF development. Until now, there is no law "On the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation", which would have fixed the object of state policy in the Arctic, including state financial policy. In the conclusion of the article, it is concluded that there are restrictions on the implementation of programs for the socio-economic development of the regions of the Russian Arctic. Direct budget financing does not allow achieving the set goals, therefore, a set of measures is needed to find investors among large state corporations or private and foreign companies.

scholarly journals STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IN THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC ZONE

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (4/2020) ◽  
pp. 173-184
Author(s):  
N. A. Serova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Industrial Production ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Structural Transformations ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Structural Shifts

In the current context of strengthening the existing and emerging challenges and threats for the economic security of the Russian Federation, studying structural transformations that define the immunity of the economic system to internal and external negative impacts seems quite essential and relevant. This paper aims at identifying main trends in structural transformations in the industrial production in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation (or the RFAZ), which is strategic for the sustainable development of the national economy. For this purpose, the author executed an analysis of structural shifts and an estimation of the changes in the branch structure of industrial production in the Arctic regions in 2017–2019. The research was implemented on the basis of relative indicators for the types of economic activity in the total volume of dispatched goods produced domestically, works done and services provided by own efforts. The quantitative measurement of structural changes was made using the aggregate speed indicators (L. Kazints quadratic absolute structural changes coefficient (or the Kazints index)), intensity (K. Gatev integral structural shifts coefficient (or the Gatev index)) and a materiality level of structural changes (V. Ryabtsev integral coefficient of structural differences (or the Ryabtsev index)), as well as particular indices describing the weight, speed and index of structural shifts. It is found out that the structure of the industrial production in the RFAZ has not generally undergone significant changes for the period in question. This is explained by the multidirectionality of the dynamics in structural shifts at a regional level. Their analysis indicates that the orientation of the majority of Arctic region for mining of mineral resources becomes more pronounced that allows inferring the strengthening of structural disproportions in the industrial production of the Russian Arctic.

scholarly journals Strategic Directions of Legal Support of Environmental Safety in the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation

2019 ◽  
pp. 161-171
Author(s):  
N. G. Zhavoronkova ◽  
V. B. Agafonov
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Arctic Region ◽  
Environmental Safety ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Compensatory Mechanisms ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
State Programs

The paper discusses the strategic directions of legal support of environmental safety in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, including the concept, specificity, types of environmental hazard, as well as the criteria, boundaries and possibilities for ensuring environmental safety in the Arctic region. Based on the analysis of the existing and future state programs and areas of economic development in the Arctic, the main trends in the socioeconomic development of the Russian Arctic are identified and analyzed. The authors formulate key compensatory mechanisms for preventing threats and risks of ensuring environmental safety in the Arctic by changing the conceptual approach to the system of natural resource management by ecosystem management model, as well as the development and implementation of nature-like technologies. The conclusion is substantiated that, given the special nature of the development of the Arctic, it is required to adopt a single continuous and balanced in terms of goals, objectives, resources, implementers, a long-term sustainable development plan for the Arctic, taking into account both economic and environmental safety criteria.

scholarly journals Analysis of Foreign Experience in the Financial Regulation of the Arctic Territories Development and its Application in the Northern Regions of the Russian Federation

2021 ◽  
pp. 5-29
Author(s):  
Roman V. BADYLEVICH ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Regulation ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Financial Policy ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Foreign Experience ◽  
Northern Regions ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Regional Financial Policy

The article examines foreign experience in implementing regional financial policy in relation to the Arctic territories. It assesses the experience of such sub-arctic countries as Canada, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and the USA. The paper identifies two groups of financial instruments of territorial devel-opment: within the framework of general regional policy (instruments of fiscal capacity equalization, taxa-tion instruments, instruments to increase investment attractiveness) and within the framework of special policy for the development of Arctic territories (program-targeted instruments, special development funds, direct allocation of funds for current expenses and development). It is concluded that the Arctic countries apply different approaches and tools to the development of the regions located in the Arctic zone, the choice of which is determined by the type of state structure, the degree of financial independence of the regions in the sphere of financial regulation, the level of development of the northernmost subjects compared to the rest of the country. In the conditions of Russia, it is possible to use the best foreign experience in the sphere of financial regulation of development of the regions located in the Arctic zone. In particular, it is possible to use the experience of applying program-targeted development tools, the formation of special development funds, which are based on revenues from the use of natural resources of the Arctic, as well as the experience of creating favourable conditions to attract investors for the implementation of economically attractive projects.

Problems and Prospects of Energy Complex Development in the Russian Arctic Zone

2019 ◽  
pp. 30-37
Author(s):  
O. V. Skotarenko ◽  
V. I. Babenkov ◽  
Yu. A. Nikitin ◽  
M. V. Kutepova
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Energy Supply ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Energy Complex ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
High Level

The presented study examines the specific aspects of operation of energy enterprises in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation.Aim. The study aims to identify the current problems in the operation of energy enterprises in the Arctic territories by analyzing their state and development and thus to substantiate the selection of perspective directions for improving the efficiency of their management.Tasks. The authors show the role and importance of energy supply for the functioning of the socioeconomic system of the Arctic territories, analyze the major performance indicators of energy enterprises, and substantiate recommendations on improving the organization of their activities.Methods. This study uses the methodology of economic analysis, trend analysis, structural analysis, and specific methods of regional economic analysis.Results. One of the crucial current problems in the development of the energy complex in the Russian Arctic zone is the high level of debt in the accounts, which leads to an imbalance in the current activities of energy enterprises. Furthermore, formation of electricity tariffs depends on the money paid for the generation and transportation of electricity and the services of distribution companies. This is due to the lack of continuous monitoring of the state of accounts and the lack of a legal framework for settling differences between network and energy supply companies, which are not given sufficient attention in economic studies.Conclusions. According to the results of the study, the authors propose the major directions for improving regulation of the development and operation of energy enterprises in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation. 

SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF THE ARCTIC ZONE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (7) ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
M. I. SEREDINA ◽  
◽  
I. L. CHERKASOV ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Resource Potential ◽  
Environmental Threats ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
Northern Sea Route ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Rich

The authors of this article briefly note the relevance of this topic; give the composition of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation; consider the features of the development and functioning of this zone; briefly analyze the rich and diverse natural resource potential of the Arctic zone of Russia with the identification of natural and anthropogenic trends in the state of the zone and areas of international cooperation in the Russian Arctic with the identification of environmental threats. The authors in a concise form consider some features of the spatial development of the economy of this Arctic zone, as well as the formation and development of the Northern Sea Route, highlight the most important problems in the western, central and eastern parts of the zone. In conclusion, the authors draw brief conclusions from the entire set of problems they have considered.

THE FEATURES OF ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF THE LEVEL OF ECONOMIC SECURITY OF THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC COASTAL REGIONS

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (12) ◽  
pp. 77-85
Author(s):  
D. L. KONDRATOVICH ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
The State ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Coastal Regions ◽  
Regional Features ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Regions Of Russia

The article discusses some of the features of the analysis and assessment of the level of economic security of the Arctic coastal regions of the Russian Federation, taking into account the specifics and problems characteristic of these territories. The growing attention to the Arctic issues on the part of the state made it necessary to consider a number of issues related to assessing the level of economic security of the Arctic coastal regions of Russia in the face of constantly growing threats associated with the uncertainty of the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic and the sanctions imposed on the country. The analysis showed that a number of generally universal methods for assessing the level of economic security are currently being used, which do not allow taking into account specific regional features. In this paper, we consider certain assessment criteria that take into account the Arctic specifics of Russian coastal regions.

scholarly journals State of Lake Water Resources in the Russian Arctic Zone

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. A. Rumyantsev ◽  
A. V. Izmailova ◽  
L. N. Kryukov
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Ecological Status ◽  
Arctic Lakes ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Arctic Regions ◽  
The Russian Federation

Regions of the Russian Federation classified among Arctic zone estimated to 22% of Russian territory. Arctic is characterized by the richest reserves of natural resources, and its phased, balanced development is the most important strategic task of Russia’s socioeconomic development. Production and household activities of the population of Russia living and working in the far North is associated with difficult climatic and geographical conditions. In this case, the constant cold and consumption of contaminated water can lead to aggravation of various human disease. The Arctic zone of the Russian Federation is characterized by the richness of water resources as rapidly renewable (river runoff and its underground component), and static one to which are assigned the waters of lakes, underground waters, waters (ice) of mountain and polar glaciers. A characteristic feature of water consumption in the Arctic regions is the active use of lake water, which in a number of settlements is the main source of drinking water supply. In this regard, the assessment of the lake’s fund of Arctic zone and its ecological status is extremely topical.According to the assessments, more than 2.5 million water bodies, that is a ~2/3 of all water bodies of the country, are decoded in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation on satellite images. Mainly, these are small water bodies, only about 975 thousand of them exceed 1 ha. The total area of the water surface of Arctic lakes is ~160 thousand km2 (slightly less than a half of the total water surface of all natural water bodies of the Russian Federation), and the total volume of water enclosed in them is ~760 km3.Even in the middle of the 20th century, the lakes of the Russian Arctic, with rare exceptions, were characterized by the highest quality of their waters, but by now the ecological status of many water bodies has deteriorated significantly. The vulnerability of Arctic lakes to pollution is enhanced both by virtue of the peculiarities of their orometry and by the simplicity of the biological communities of northern ecosystems characterized by a low degree of stability. The poor knowledge of Arctic water bodies does not allow taking the necessary preventive measures for their protection and rational use. In this connection, attention to the expansion of works on the integrated study of limnology of water bodies included in the lake fund of the Arctic zone should be paid.An estimation of water resources of lakes of the Arctic zone of Russia, their ecological status and the questions of etiology of diseases on the territories of the Far North are given in this article. The morbidity of the population of the Arctic regions of Russia today is much higher than the national average. Further development of the territory and the observed warming of the climate will lead to increasing pollution of freshwater resources with toxic substances, pathogenic microorganisms and viruses. This will exacerbate the issue of ensuring environmental safety and meeting the needs of the population in quality drinking water. The situation is further aggravated by the fact that the most affordable technologies for water treatment and wastewater treatment in conditions of low temperatures and high content of humic substances in the initial water cannot ensure the proper level of disinfection. In this regard, one of the topical issues is the creation of innovative technologies for water purification that are more adequate to the conditions of the Arctic zone of Russia.

scholarly journals Geoinformation analysis of soil cover protection in the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 529-540
Author(s):  
A.A. Prisyazhnaya ◽  
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O.V. Chernova ◽  
G.V. Mitenko ◽  
V.V. Snakin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Soil Cover ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Tundra Soils ◽  
Soil Diversity ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Different Soils

The representativeness of the soil diversity in the network of nature protected areas of the Russian Arctic was calculated on the basis of the Soil Map of the Russian Federation, 1:2.5 M scale by using geoinformation analysis. The authors estimated soil cover composition and soil contours areas using the ArcView GIS system. They have identified 90 different soils and soil complexes in the Arctic zone of Russia, 30 of them belong to the Arctic and tundra soils and occupy 47% of total Russian Arctic zone area. In the nature reserves and national parks territory, 48 different soils and soil complexes have been identified, 15 of them belong to the group of arctic and tundra soils, which occupy 60% of the area of protected areas. The investigation shows that currently the existing system of the Arctic protected areas is characterized by high representation of the taxonomic soil diversity (the representativeness indicator is 94%). The only soil type, Arctic Gleezem (Turbic Criosols), is not territorial protected within its typical distribution areas. To optimize the system of Arctic protected areas, the authors propose to adjust the boundaries of the existing nature protected areas in the Anadyr River basin, as well as to consider the possibility of organizing a protected area in the southern part of the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago.

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