Economic Growth Point Research Articles

A comprehensive index for assessing the sustainable blue economy: A Japanese application

The sustainable blue economy is crucial for coastal regions. It not only fosters economic development along the coastlines but also reduces their impact on marine environments and ecosystems. This will be a significant economic growth point for coastal areas in future decades. However, comprehensive research on assessing the blue economy is currently limited; existing evaluation methods are few and may not be applicable to all contexts. This study introduces the Blue Economy Index (BEI), a novel framework for evaluating the sustainable blue economy, and applies it in Japan's 39 coastal prefectures. Grounded in multi-dimensional analysis, the BEI includes four sectors: Ocean Resources and Marine Industry, Environmental and Ecological Sustainability, Socio-Economic Stability, and Risk Management. Utilizing Japan's prefectural data and addressing regional disparities, the index applies four weighting scenarios—Equalitarianism, Preservationist, Sustainable Use, and Extractive Use—to reflect different developmental strategies. The result indicates a significant imbalance in blue economy development across prefectures, with leading regions like Hokkaido, Tokyo, and Okinawa vastly outpacing others such as Ibaraki and Tottori. Additionally, the development status in 39 coastal prefectures in Japan demonstrates the cluster phenomenon and exhibits a '2 high, 3 middle, 1 low' development pattern, which comprises two extraordinary clusters and four distinctive clusters. We propose to implement zonal management for Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and establish a National Ocean Agency. Promoting committee-based regional management, provide corresponding subsidies to enhance capacity building. Additionally, and drive the digital transformation in the marine sector through quantifiable indicators as BEI. The study underscores the necessity for improving current policy and regulation, as well as promoting inter-prefectural collaboration to boost the development of the blue economy. The BEI's comprehensive approach offers an example of global sustainable blue economy assessments. Policymakers and stakeholders in other countries can flexibly use and adjust the BEI method to conduct appropriate regional assessments and develop quantifiable strategies to improve the potential of marine sectors.

THE EXPERIENCE OF AGGLOMERATION DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA AND KAZAKHSTAN

This article examines the experience of agglomeration development in China and Kazakhstan. It reviews the history of formation and approaches to defining the concept of urban agglomeration, including the definition of urban agglomeration by Chinese scholars. Forecasts are presented for metropolitan areas around the world and in China. In the practice of agglomeration development in China today, five urbanization belts and nineteen major urban agglomerations are outlined. The transfer of "non-capital functions" from the Chinese capital to Hebei Province is transforming Xiong'an into a center of innovation. The set of special measures used by the Chinese authorities to stimulate the development of megalopolises and agglomerations is considered. Characteristics of the functioning of China's urban agglomerations are presented, as well as their advantages and disadvantages. The experience of agglomeration development in Kazakhstan at the legislative level is studied, and attention is paid to the introduction of a new model of agglomeration management in the country, which gives regional administrations basic, additional powers and responsibilities for agglomeration development. The imbalances around the major cities and the main factors contributing to these imbalances are considered. The need for the formation and development of agglomerations as points of economic growth of the country and their effective positioning according to the level and specialization of their development is substantiated. Based on the analysis of the development of agglomeration processes in Kazakhstan, the advantages and disadvantages of urban agglomerations are presented. Suggestions are made on the directions of their further development.

Time management as the growth factor of small manufacturing enterprises

The article deals with small manufacturing enterprises as a point of an industry economic growth which potentially outpaces the average growth rate of the industry and the GDP growth rate that makes it possible to increase the share of gross production product in the general structure of small business of Russia. As one of the reserves of growth of such enterprises the author presents implementation of corporate time management technologies which allow the administration of the enterprises to increase the time for solving the tasks facilitating the economic growth: working with the major clients and contracts, searching for new financial sources, introduction of new capacities, development of new products, formation and development of new management teams. The author suggests the structure of a corporate time management standard which regulates the issues of managing meetings, calendars, operational tasks, work communications. The article contains description of the method of implementation of corporate time management at the example of a small manufacturing enterprise of the instrumentation industry.

АНАЛИЗ И ОЦЕНКА ИННОВАЦИОННЫХ КЛАСТЕРОВ В ЛИПЕЦКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ

Currently, the main goal of the country's economic policy is to increase the competitiveness of the state. One of the measures to ensure optimal competitiveness is the approval of innovation strategies at all levels - federal, regional, sectoral, corporate. At the same time, the competitiveness of modern economy - depends not only on technological achievements, inventions, knowledge production, but also on organisational changes that promote the commercialisation of scientific and technological research. In this regard, the advantages of the cluster approach are increasingly becoming one of the ways to improve the system of innovation diffusion and technology transfer. The chosen topic is important because innovation contributes to the development of regions, increasing competitiveness, strengthening economic growth points through high-tech innovation, such as innovation clusters, research centres and other forms of institutional support., The purpose of this study is to summarise the material studied, to identify opportunities for improving the territorial innovation cluster of the Lipetsk region.

Correlation analysis of energy consumption, carbon emissions and economic growth

In today's highly advanced industrialised and modernised world, China's economy is still growing, and its demand for energy is increasing daily. It is crucial to examine the connection between energy consumption, carbon emissions, and economic growth in order to promote economic growth based on energy conservation and emission reduction. Using Dezhou City in Shandong Province as an example, the study builds a VAR model of carbon emission, energy consumption, and economic growth in Dezhou City based on simplified macroeconomic sub-models, energy sub-models, and environmental sub-models. It then determines the correlation and influence mechanism between the three using tests like ADF unit root and Granger causality. The pertinent elements affecting Dezhou's carbon emissions were then investigated using grey correlation analysis. Finally, based on the study's findings, policy suggestions are made regarding energy use, carbon emissions, and economic expansion. It is necessary not only to restrain high-energy consumption industries and fundamentally optimize the energy consumption structure, but also to find new economic growth points and improve economic growth channels, so as to optimize the industrial structure. In this process, increasing the proportion of the tertiary industry is a key measure. In addition, the government needs to advocate the citizens to adopt a low-carbon lifestyle, and the concept of low-carbon environmental protection will be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. This study will provide suggestions and theoretical guidance for China's energy consumption and carbon emissions, and help achieve high-quality growth of China and even the world economy.

Credit Risk Game Analysis and Control Model of Rural Small and Micro Enterprises——Based on the perspective of green credit

RMSEs (rural micro and small enterprises) absorb the rural surplus labor force for employment and entrepreneurship, which is an important economic growth point in rural areas in the future. However, RMSEs have narrow financing channels and difficult financing problems, which hinder the development of the rural economy. If RMSEs want to develop sustainably, they need to find effective financing channels. RMSEs no longer use traditional means of financing through commercial bank loans but are looking for newer financing modes, such as online loan platforms, investors, and so on. This paper takes RMSEs as the main body, RMSEs target rural commercial banks, online loans, and investors as funding instruments, and through building a benchmark model of the evolution game between funding instruments and RMSEs, banks, based on the perspective of green credit other investors industry competition and market regulatory mechanisms and to build a control model of credit risk of RMSEs to reduce the credit risk of RMSEs.

The Value and Role of Yunnan Minority Dance in the Belt and Road Cultural Exchanges

This article mainly discusses the value and role of dance in cultural communication under the Belt and Road initiative. The article firstly introduces the background and significance of the Belt and Road initiative and the role of dance in it. Then, the article analyzes the advantages of Yunnan minority dance under the Belt and Road policy, including the superiority of geographic location, the diversity of minority dance, and the value of dance in cultural exchange and dissemination. Dance, as an intuitive form of art, helps deepen the emotional ties and friendship between the people of the countries along the route, and at the same time, has a wealth of educational value and social value. Finally, the article puts forward the role of dance of Yunnan minority dances in communication, including promoting the development of cultural industries, bringing new economic growth points for countries along the route, and promoting cultural exchanges and cooperation.

THALASSOCRATIC TENDENCIES AND THEIR POSSIBLE INFLUENCE ON THE FORMATION OF IDENTITY AMONG RESIDENTS OF THE FAR EASTERN CITIES OF POST-SOVIET RUSSIA

The article is the result of an analysis of factors in the formation of collective identity at points of economic growth. Thalassocratic tendencies that determine the identity of residents of port cities are of particular interest for socio-political research. The Russian Federation has access to sea communications from the north, south, west and east. An assessment of thalassocratic trends in the USA, Canada, Germany and Turkey allows us to assume that the unified identity that emerged during the Soviet period will not retain its integrity. The political activity of the population in the port cities of the Russian Far East will take on different characteristics than in the cities of the continental part. The work used: a comparative method necessary to identify qualitative differences between local and regional thalassocratic and tellurocratic identities. Particular attention is paid to aspects that determine the presence, possible manifestation and dynamics of the formation of signs of thalassocratic identity in the south of the Russian Far East.

Стратегическое развитие «зеленого» финансирования в Китае

The growing severity of global climate change increases public environmental awareness. As a result, green financing has become a prospective area of financial services that attracts attention of investors, policymakers, and other stakeholders. Green financing means using financial tools and mechanisms to provide financial support for a green and low-carbon economy, as well as to promote environmental protection, sustainable development, and resource efficiency. Green finance not only introduces social capital into the green industry and the green economy, but also optimizes the allocation of social resources and creates new points of economic growth. This article reviews the current state of green financing in China. The authors analyzed the related development processes, defined the key challenges, and proposed some policy ecommendations.

Spatio-temporal evolution of sports tourism industry integration: A empirical analysis of Xinjiang in China.

Since the issuance of the "Guiding Opinions on Vigorously Developing Sports Tourism" in 2016, the integration of sports and tourism has become a strategy in regional economic development. It creates new economic growth points, enhances local images, and promotes cultural communication. In the context of the "Tourism Makes Xinjiang Thrive" strategy, quantitatively investigating the integration of the sports and tourism industries helps people to better understand their interaction which can serve as the valuable input in policy-making for the comprehensive development of a region. This paper uses entropy weight method, stochastic frontier analysis and coupling coordination model to quantitatively analyze the effect of sports tourism industry integration in Xinjiang from the perspective of integration path. Meanwhile, the Dagum Gini coefficient and nuclear density estimation were used to analyze the regional differences and dynamic evolution of industrial integration quality. The result shows that (1) The sports and tourism integration quality in Xinjiang has not reached the optimal goal of complete integration. In the process of mutual industrial promotion, tourism promotes a higher degree of integration with the sports industry. (2) The industrial integration quality shows a phenomenon of "imbalance and inadequacy" among the regions. The regions with high quality of industrial integration were Urumqi, Ili, Kashgar, Altay and Changji, which have rich sports tourism resources. (3) The overall spatial difference in the quality of industrial integration presented a fluctuation downtrend. The difference between the tourism industrial belts was very significant.

The inventory bullwhip effect in the online retail supply chain considering the price discount based on different forecasting methods

With the improvement of the new generation information technology, and the development of online economy, the customer behavior has gradually changed. The online economy has gradually become a new economic growth point. Many online platforms attract customers to purchase new products through different kinds of price discounts. In this article, we discuss the inventory bullwhip effect (IBE) in an online retail supply chain (ORSC) considering the price discount based on the different forecasting methods. Moreover, we discuss the influence of them on the IBE. When the price discount, the moving average forecasting method (MA), the exponential smoothing forecasting method (ES), and the minimum mean squared error forecasting method (MMSE) are considered, we consider an ORSC including of a manufacturer and an online platform, and the quantitative models of the BE and the IBE are discussed. This article finds that when the price sensitivity coefficient is very low, the online platform’s IBE is the lowest when the online platform adopts the MMSE method. Moreover, when the price discount gradually increases, the IBE of the online platform is also increasing. Moreover, it is gradually increasing when the expectation price difference coefficient becomes gradually increasing.

Internal Causes, Challenges and Realization Paths of Regional Coordinated Development to Promote Common Prosperity

Realizing regional coordinated development is not only conducive to implementing the new development concept, but also conducive to building a new development pattern and realizing the goal of common prosperity. However, at present, there are some problems, such as the gap between the northeast and the east, middle and west, the gap between the north and the south and the internal gap of the "the belt and road initiative", the spatial layout of metropolitan areas and urban agglomerations is dense in the east and sparse in the west, and the cooperation process between regions is slow. During the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" period and in the future, we should focus on cultivating economic growth points, taking county towns and central villages (towns) as important nodes of urban-rural integration and development, and metropolitan areas and urban agglomerations as growth poles to promote the construction of cross-regional economic belts; Focus on the construction of major economic belts and build a criss-crossing regional coordinated development network; Take "the belt and road initiative" as the guide and accelerate the construction of a new development pattern.

No baby cries and silent neighbourhood: the effect of human capital investment on fertility

ABSTRACT The decline in fertility rates in developed countries poses significant challenges. One of the primary factors contributing to this decline is the increasing educational attainment among the general population, as individuals with higher levels of education tend to have fewer children. However, understanding the effect of human capital investment on fertility decline is difficult due to potential endogeneity issues. In this study, we use the BK21 programme, a Korean government scholarship programme for graduate students, as an instrument to estimate the effect of human capital investment on fertility. Using this instrument, we resolve potential endogeneity issues, provide the causal relationship between human capital investment and fertility decline, and offer insights for policymakers by highlighting the inflection point of economic growth through human capital accumulation.

The Impact of Social Media on Low-Income People

This paper explores the impact of social media on low-income people, especially in the context of the Internet celebrity economy. By analyzing the current development of social media and the trend of the Internet celebrity economy, the paper reveals how social media provides low-income people with opportunities to present themselves and improve their economic situation. Through specific cases, this paper shows how low-income people use social media to achieve identity and economic transformation, and the impact of this transformation on individual psychology and values. Finally, the paper analyzes the multifaceted impacts of social media on society, life, and the economy, including promoting social inclusion and diversity, improving the quality of life of low-income populations, and providing new economic growth points. This paper aims to gain a deeper understanding of the multiple impacts of social media and how it can be utilized to provide low-income people with more development opportunities and support for the continuous progress and development of society.

Greening of the Mineral Economy–Take China for Example

As people’s standard of living improves, their demands on the ecological environment are becoming higher and higher. As mineral resources are an important pillar of the national economy, the traditional mode of exploitation often leads to resource depletion and environmental damage. Globally, the exploitation of mineral resources is facing increasingly high environmental standards. The green development of the mineral economy can help promote the transformation of the economic structure from the traditional resource-dependent to the green and low-carbon type, cultivate new points of economic growth, and improve the quality and efficiency of economic growth. Green development emphasizes the sustainable use of resources in the process of mineral resources development and ensures the harmonious coexistence of mineral resources development and the ecological environment.

МЕТОДОЛОГИЧЕСКИЕ ПОДХОДЫ К ФОРМИРОВАНИЮ ТОЧЕК РОСТА РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЙ ЭКОНОМИКИ

In the context of interregional socio-economic differentiation and the need for assigning limited financial resources, the most important issue for public administration and private investors is a competent choice of growth points in the regional economy. The article is devoted to the analysis of methodological approaches used for growth points formation of the regional economy. The aim of the article is to aggregate and systematize the available methods for identifying points (poles, centers) of regional economic growth. The author defines the mathematical and statistical methods group and the expert assessment methods group for determining growth points. Within the first group, the author considers examples of growth points searching based on the use of cluster analysis, spatial analysis, analysis of structural shifts in the economy, cyclical analysis (Kitchin waves), descriptive and comparative analysis. The possibility of use the economic, mathematical and econometric modeling is the main advantage of these methods group. Within the second group, the author identifies resource, criteria, innovation, spatial, cognitive (foresight) and directive approaches. The relative simplicity, practical orientation and the possibility of a creative approach in the search for growth points is the main advantage of these methods. The insufficient correlation of the growth points forming process with an increase of the life quality of the population is the common disadvantage of the both methods groups. According to the author, the optimal solution is a combination of mathematical and statistical methods and the expert assessment methods. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the aggregation of existing methods for growth points searching in the regional economy and the systematization of the tools used by researchers. The practical significance of the article lies in the fact that knowledge of approaches and tools aimed at identifying growth points provides state and municipal authorities with opportunities to structural transformation, increase the investment flows into the region, improve the life quality of its population, strengthen and develop interregional economic ties, etc. The following methods are used for the study: content analysis, comparative analysis and a systematic approach.

An Analysis of the Application of Financial Sharing System in Securities Companies

With the development of economic globalisation and information technology, under the condition of limited resources, searching for new economic growth points and enterprise growth models, resource integration has become the key to implementing enterprise goals, and financial shared services have emerged. Enterprises with large-scale, widely distributed branches, financial sharing can integrate all kinds of resources in the enterprise, through the business module to optimise the process, so that the process between different regions and the accounting system tends to standardise and unify,Finance staff in all positions can familiarise themselves with the business dealing with branch matters. The securities industry has also continued to strengthen the integration of digital technology and business applications, moving towards standardisation, systemisation and intelligence. This paper briefly describes the meaning and development history of the financial sharing model, explains the development history and development status of the securities industry, and briefly analyses the application of financial sharing in the overall construction of the securities company's finances.

APPLICATION OF REGIONAL MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENTS TO ENSURE TERRITORIAL COHESION IN THE REGIONS AND COMMUNITIES OF UKRAINE

APPLICATION OF REGIONAL MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENTS TO ENSURE TERRITORIAL COHESION IN THE REGIONS AND COMMUNITIES OF UKRAINE

The psychological and emotional relief effect of tourism on residents with autism

BackgroundIn the context of rural revitalization, the tourism industry, as an important economic growth point, has been widely concerned. At the same time, as a special group, autistic residents are facing the challenges of psychological and emotional distress and social integration. Therefore, it is of great theoretical and practical significance to explore the development path of the rural tourism industry to alleviate the psychological emotions of autistic residents.Subjects and MethodsThe rural tourism industry provides opportunities for autistic residents to work and social integration. In the tourism service industry, autistic residents can play the role of tour guide, receptionist or handicraft producer. Through the accumulation of work experience, they can improve their self-confidence and social skills, and increase their sense of identity in society, which can help to improve their emotional state and self-feeling.ResultsThrough the analysis of the psychological and emotional relief effect of autistic patients, it is found that the development path of the tourism industry under the background of rural revitalization has an emotional regulation effect on 80.65% of autistic patients. About 22.65% of people with autism showed significant improvement.ConclusionsThe rural tourism industry is characterized by diversity and interaction, which provides rich experience and participation opportunities. By participating in tourism activities, autistic residents can get the opportunity for physical and mental relaxation, emotional pleasure, and social interaction. Elements such as natural environment, cultural landscape and animal proximity in tourism activities provide autistic residents with sensory stimulation and emotional connection and help to improve their emotional state and self-feeling.AcknowledgementResearch on the Development Strategy of Tourism Advertising Media from the Perspective of Rural Revitalization, (No. GHKJ2021-02-103); Study on the reform strategies and path of supplying side of Guangxi tourism industry under the background of global tourism, (No. 2018KY0647).

INTERMUNICIPAL COOPERATION AS A KEY TOOL IN THE FORMATION OF A MODEL OF MULTIPLE MANAGEMENT OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

In Ukraine, there have been significant changes in regional development due to the conditions of the war and the need to form new tasks, implement urgent measures, projects to restore the territories of communities and regions, continuing the European integration course of Ukraine, decentralization reform and the implementation of standards, principles and current tools of good governance of the Council of Europe. The purpose of writing the article is to reveal the need for further development of inter-municipal cooperation to create territories of community cooperation, as points of economic growth and regional development, to overcome socio-economic challenges caused by the war, as models of multi-level management, public administration and targeted actions for the restoration of territories of communities and regions of Ukraine during the war and in the post-war period in accordance with European standards and best practices of democratic governance and territorial development. The following methods were used to determine the principles of inter-municipal cooperation in the management of regional development: the method of cognition (for the formation of theoretical principles for determining the essence of inter-municipal cooperation, development strategies); comparative analysis (in order to compare the effectiveness of the development strategy); abstract-logical (for the formation of theoretical generalizations and the formulation of research conclusions); graphic visualization (for the purpose of visualization of results and analysis). The Center for Good Governance Expertise of the Council of Europe, in its Recommendations regarding the formulation of policies on the Local Self-Government Restoration Plan dated June 30, 2022, emphasized the need to implement stronger forms of inter-municipal cooperation based on the principles of "smart" and "green" municipal (spatial) planning to overcome challenges caused by the conditions of the war, the key of which are changes in the population and the economic structure of communities. In the process of forming spaces of inter-municipal cooperation between communities of Ukrainian and European regions, as an important functional space and level of management of regional development, it is important to use the existing national and international experience in the development of community cooperation at the local, inter-territorial and international levels, the experience of developing these spaces in the territorial and cross-border cooperation, creating models and tools of municipal management and public administration for the post-war period of development of the territories of communities and regions on the basis of the application of standards, principles and current tools of "Good democratic governance" and the development of civil diplomacy.