AN APPROACH TO FORM A CONCEPT OF COMPLEX DEVELOPMENT OF ASIAN RUSSIA: FROM PROBLEMS THROUGH PROJECTS TO SCENARIOS

Abstract

In the article both economic development problems of the Asian Russia, and their resource potential are discussed including mineral resources, forests, bio-resources, and geographic areas having strategic importance. Asignificant part of Asian Russia is situated in the permafrost and Arcticzones with sever climate, which both makes costlier local production and raises environmental risks. Poor development level and connectivity should be additionally mentioned which hinsumcreatesadem and to prepare and to use new approaches to projection of development of its socio-economic system. The theoretical basis for a methodological approach to the formation of scenarios for the development of Asian Russia based on the concept of the "big push", are substantiated. A methodology for assessing the multiplier effect of inter-industry interaction of the mineral resource sector on other sectors of the economy, based on the use of multivariate econometric models, is proposed. Using the proposed methodology, the multipliers of the impact of the mineral sector on GDP and employment were calculated.