Retrospective Result Analysis of Land Reforms in the Russian Federation

Abstract

The existing system of land relations requires better organizational and economic mechanisms, search for new ways to increase its efficiency and competitiveness. Land reforms in Russia focused on land privatization transformed the entire system of land relations. Undeveloped state regulation and the difficult financial situation discouraged most agricultural producers from reproducing land resources. The present paper aims to conduct a post-event analysis of land tenure strategies, regulatory and legal acts and scientific and methodological support of land reforms in Russia. The existing approaches to studying theoretical and methodological issues of land relations regulation, shortcomings in methodological and legal support, the practical need for new methods and tools for effective land management in the agricultural sector have predetermined the relevance and significance of the research topic. Research target is the territory of the Russian Federation, the creation of a system of land ownership and land use adapted to the market economy. The study involved analyzing statistical data on agricultural production in combination with quantitative and qualitative indicators of land resources. The work provides a wealth of experience in land transformations, planning and forecasting the Russian territories' socio-economic development, and working out land management methods, which can be applied in other countries.