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Megaprojects of Siberia – a new stage of development or a repeat of the past?
https://doi.org/10.34020/2073-6495-2024-4-037-061
Abstract
The article considers approaches to analyzing and determining institutional and resource conditions for the functioning of the Siberian economy at different stages of the economic and political history of Russia. We show the change in concepts of the Russian imperial and Soviet experiences in implementing territorial megaprojects for the development of Siberia. We propose a methodological approach to assessing and comparing their scales. The authors performed an expert assessment of the comparative importance of megaprojects for the economy of the country and the Siberian macroregion at different stages of historical development. It is shown that to date no stable trends have been formed that correspond to the quantitative parameters of state priority in relation to Siberia. It is concluded that the implementation of megaprojects is a necessary, but not sufficient condition for the accelerated modernization of the economy and the achievement of largescale national and regional goals.
About the Authors
V. S. Efimov
Siberian Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Efimov Valery S. - Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor, Director of the Center for Strategic Research and Development
Krasnoyarsk
N. G. Shishatsky
nstitute of Economics and Industrial Engineering of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Shishatsky Nikolai G. - Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Leading Researcher
Novosibirsk
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Efimov V.S., Shishatsky N.G. Megaprojects of Siberia – a new stage of development or a repeat of the past? Vestnik NSUEM. 2024;(4):37-61. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.34020/2073-6495-2024-4-037-061
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