Abstract
The significant imbalances in the economic space of a region, particularly between the centre and the periphery, present a serious challenge for economists, politicians and policy makers. Which measures are to be taken to remedy this situation? What should they be aimed at? These are the main questions to be addressed by the researchers and the government. To develop a competent policy it is essential to understand the dynamics of intra-regional variations in a long-time period. This article seeks to describe the trends in the centre-periphery polarization dynamics of a Russian region by analyzing the indicators of socio-economic development of its constituent municipalities. In their calculations the authors used the coefficient of centre-periphery variation and the methods of statistical analysis. The comparative analysis of the contribution made by peripheral and central municipalities to the key socio-economic indicators of the region in the period of 2008-2015 has shown that there is a growing centre-periphery polarization within Sverdlovsk region. The authors calculated the coefficient of centre-periphery variation for specific municipalities and the periphery in general by using the average volume indices of the retail turnover, investments in the main capital, new housing supply, the turnover of organizations and average monthly salary. The dynamics of this coefficient and that of the GRP in the given period demonstrates that while the centre-periphery gap is narrowed during the recession, it widens when the economic situation stabilizes. The scientific novelty of this research is achieved through identifying the main trends in the centre-periphery polarization within Sverdlovsk region at various stages of its socio-economic development. These research results can be applied to develop a regional policy aimed at reducing the centre-periphery differences and polarization of the regional economic space.
Highlights
IntroductionThe study of disparities in the spatial development of Russian regions has both theoretical and practical significance since it brings to light the underlying causes of this phenomenon and the target areas in the development of the region and its constituent parts
The study of disparities in the spatial development of Russian regions has both theoretical and practical significance since it brings to light the underlying causes of this phenomenon and the target areas in the development of the region and its constituent parts.The foundations of spatial economics are described in the works of Walter Isard, Jacques Boudeville, Johann Heinrich von Thünen, Walter Christaller, Alfred Weber, and others
The second approach, proposed by the research team from the Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences represented by A.N.Bufetova [17] is more specific: it estimates the gap in the socio-economic development between the regional centre and the regional periphery
Summary
The study of disparities in the spatial development of Russian regions has both theoretical and practical significance since it brings to light the underlying causes of this phenomenon and the target areas in the development of the region and its constituent parts. It should be noted that the vast majority of these studies focus on specific cases of asymmetry in the socio-economic development of municipalities in Russian regions. This leaves unexplored one more type of spatial polarization - 'centre-periphery’, which is why we decided to conduct this research in Sverdlovsk region. How did the centre and the periphery of the region develop in the period between 2008 and 2015? How did the centre and the periphery of the region develop in the period between 2008 and 2015? Did the disparity between the periphery and the centre reduce or increase? These are the questions that this article seeks to answer
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