Regional Government Bodies Research Articles

К ВОПРОСУ РАЗВИТИЯ КОЛЛЕКТИВНЫХ ФОРМ ХОЗЯЙСТВОВАНИЯ В САМАРСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ: ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТЬ КООПЕРАТИВНЫХ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЙ

The concept of sustainable development of rural areas has set the tasks for the development of collective forms of farming in the countryside, the main of which are cooperatives. Developed agricultural cooperation is the most important mechanism for increasing production efficiency and social stability in society. It allows providing the population with high-quality food products of its own production, increasing the level of their income. However, activities of cooperative organizations are not covered fully enough, and activities themselves are poorly developed. Samara Oblast is one of the regions with a low development of supply, marketing and processing cooperation. At the same time, credit cooperation is developing quite actively here. The region’s administration pays attention to the development of cooperative organizations. Support is provided mainly in the form of subsidizing interest rates on loans under the State Development Program. Despite the measures taken by the regional government bodies, in recent years the region has seen a decrease in the number of agricultural consumer cooperatives. For more than twenty years, Russian agricultural cooperation has been developing in market conditions. This development is not going without problems. Heads of agricultural enterprises and of municipal districts understand that it is impossible to stabilize and increase the efficiency of the agricultural sector, to develop rural areas without the development of production cooperative organizations. Empirical material was obtained through surveying in order to form certain ideas about the rural residents’ awareness of the activities of cooperative organizations, of their involvement in the social life of the village and in the increasing of the population’s social activity. The results of the survey show that the respondents have little understanding of the activities of agricultural cooperatives. When asked about the awareness of their activities, every third respondent answered that he had heard something about cooperatives of the 1990s. For all the difficulties, the cooperative movement in the countryside is a condition for the successful promotion of food products produced by small forms of farming. Agricultural cooperation can become a serious force not only in achieving the individual goals of consumers, workers of the consumer cooperation system and shareholders, in strengthening their personal well-being and social security, but also in implementing national tasks, priority national projects, targeted programs, and ensuring the population’s employment.

ЗЕМЛЕУСТРОИТЕЛЬНЫЕ РАБОТЫ В КАБАРДИНО-БАЛКАРСКОЙ АВТОНОМНОЙ ОБЛАСТИ В 1922–1928-е гг.: ПОДГОТОВКА, РЕАЛИЗАЦИЯ, ВЗАИМОДЕЙСТВИЕ ОРГАНОВ ВЛАСТИ

The article examines the peculiarities of conducting land management work in the Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Region in 1922–1928. The reasons are considered and the stages of their implementation are distinguished, the features of their preparation and implementation in the Nalсhiс, Baksan, Urvan and Malokabardinsky districts of the KBAR are determined. Migration, stratification and financial aspects of land management were studied. Particular attention is paid to the activities of the Land Administration of the KBAR – the executive body responsible for the preparation and implementation of land management work in the region. The activity of rural executive committees to carry out land management work in the territory under their jurisdiction was analyzed. The amount of financing required for land management in KBAR has been determined. The peculiarities of cooperation between regional and central government bodies on this issue were revealed. The position of the Soviet government on the provision of a loan to the KBAR for these events is described. The number of people who moved to new places as part of land management work has been established. The names of the settlements formed in the KBAR after resettlement are given. It is concluded that one of the main goals of land management in the KBAR in the 1922–1928 century was a uniform distribution of the population on the flat and foothill parts of the region, rational use of the land fund and opposition to social stratification in the peasant environment.

ИНВЕСТИЦИОННОЕ ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИЕ МАЛЫХ ФОРМ ХОЗЯЙСТВОВАНИЯ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОГО АГРОПРОМЫШЛЕННОГО КОМПЛЕКСА

Subject. Investment activity of subjects of regional agribusiness. Topic. Investment support for small businesses in the agro-industrial complex. Purpose. Development of a mechanism for managing investment activities of small businesses in the agro-industrial complex and substantiation of practical proposals for attracting investments in the development of the farming sector based on an assessment of their competitiveness. Methodology. During the research, traditional research methods were used: economic and mathematical, statistical analysis, monographic, computational and constructive, graphic, systemic and comparative analytical. Results. The theoretical understanding of the essence of «investment management» has been clarified in relation to small forms of management in the agro-industrial complex, the economic toolkit for attracting investment resources to the agricultural sector has been determined. The authors have developed a step-by-step mechanism for managing investment activities, taking into account the factor characteristics of agricultural production. Measures are proposed for the selection of peasant (farmer) households for the provision of state support, taking into account the assessment of their competitiveness in the agricultural market using the method of cluster analysis and taking into account the strategic priorities of the region. Application area. The results of the work can be used by regional authorities in the development of investment policy in relation to small forms of agribusiness. Conclusions. Management of investment activities of small businesses is interpreted as a set of management decisions to determine the source of investments, optimize their composition and purpose of use, with the subsequent accumulation of financial resources while reducing the cost of production. On the basis of the method of classification of multidimensional observations in order to determine the similarity or proximity between objects, indicators have been established that characterize the financial and economic activities of peasant (farmer) enterprises in the municipal districts of the Oryol region. Four clusters of peasant (farmer) households have been identified. It is advisable to use the results of cluster analysis as part of the selection procedure for peasant (farmer) households to participate in a competition for a grant from regional or federal government bodies. Keywords: small forms of economy, management, agricultural economy, investments, peasant (farm) farms, state, agriculture, financial resources, competitiveness, cluster.

СЕЛЬСКАЯ КООПЕРАЦИЯ И ЗАНЯТОСТЬ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ В ЛИПЕЦКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ: ВОПРОСЫ РАЗВИТИЯ И ВЗАИМОСВЯЗИ

This paper explores consumer cooperation in rural areas of the Lipetsk region. The aim of the study is to determine the influence and relationship of consumer cooperation and the employment of rural labor resources. As the main research method, the author uses the survey method of its varieties: questionnaire – to collect information suitable for statistical and mathematical processing; interviews – to clarify the perceptions, positions, opinions of survey participants on the issues under study, to receive additional comments from rural residents about their attitude to consumer cooperation. An abstract-logical method was used to analyze all the collected information. The result of the work was the determination of the real state in the development of consumer cooperation in the Lipetsk region; dependence of the level of cooperation development on its support by the regional authorities; demand among the rural population for services provided by consumer cooperatives. A significant influence of cooperation on the employment of rural residents was revealed through the organization of permanent and paid new jobs in cooperatives, as well as through full or partial self-employment in a personal subsidiary or peasant farms. The further development of cooperation and the promotion of employment of rural labor resources through it will depend on the degree and conditions of support of consumer cooperatives by the state. The field of application of the results is regional and local government bodies, which may use the materials obtained in the course of the study, as well as the analysis carried out on their basis and the conclusions drawn, to apply when developing a strategy for the socio-economic development of the region, when developing programs to promote employment in rural areas, when determining measures and directions to support rural consumer cooperation.

Роль и место региональных органов государственной власти в привлечении денежных средств населения

For the development of the Russian economy, as well as its individual subjects, it is important to ensure the attraction of funds from the population. This allows, as a rule, to overcome crises that negatively affect the stability of the economy. This article is devoted to the study of the system of attracting money from the population. It includes a scheme of the influence of regional government bodies on the system of attracting funds from the population.

Assessment and analysis of the state management of labor resources as a factor in the development of the mining industry in the region

The subject of the research in this article is to identify the role and importance of public management of labor resources in the region as a factor in the development of the mining industry by improving the level of professionalism of specialists who evaluate and analyze the labor resources of the mining industry. The purpose of the study is to prepare proposals aimed at implementing effective management of the mining industry's labor resources based on the use of modern methods of assessment and analysis. Research methods. The study used comparative and institutional approaches, as well as empirical methods – methods of observation and comparison. Research materials. In the preparation of the scientific article, statistical data were used to characterize the movement of labor and the use of working time, as well as working conditions and the level of injuries in the mining region of the Kemerovo region – Kuzbass. The analysis and eval-uation of the published data were carried out in the study in order to identify management reserves based on the evaluation and analysis of the data obtained. The results obtained can contribute to improving the performance of mining enterprises in attracting qualified personnel and effective management of labor resources. The study shows that only a scientific approach to the application of the functions of management, evaluation and analysis of public management of human resources could be considered as a factor in the development of the mining industry, which requires research attention, since problems can be solved only on the basis of their identification. As such, we have identified an underestimation of the role and importance of a comprehensive analysis and assessment of the problems of public management of human resources in the mining industry. The study showed that the system of human resources management in the mining industry in order to assess and analyze them on the basis of an integrated approach requires the organization and implementation of research related to the identification of correlations of key elements of the management system. The problem of reducing number of trained specialists and the professionalism of personnel remains a well-known problem in the mining industry in the Kemerovo region. The results of our research were discussed at annual scientific conferences devoted to topical issues of public administration development, including in the mining industry, with the involvement of officials of relevant structures of regional government bodies. In conclusion, it could be noted that the obtained intermediate scientific results of human resource management in the mining sector will significantly contribute to the timely introduction of modern and effective technologies into the practice of public administration.

СИБИРСКИЙ ФЕДЕРАЛЬНЫЙ ОКРУГ В ПЕРСПЕКТИВНЫХ ТЕРРИТОРИАЛЬНЫХ ПРОПОРЦИЯХ НАЦИОНАЛЬНОЙ ЭКОНОМИКИ

The proportions of the location of spatial economic activity reflect the structural features of the country’s economy. This article presents the results of a study to assess the most optimal expression of the proportions from the standpoint of a more complete development of the potential for interregional interactions. The methodological basis of the research is a set of developments in the field of interregional comparisons, the concept of regional market potential. On the example of calculating the optimal structure of the GRP in the context of federal districts, the perspective place of the Siberian Federal District in the Russian economy is analyzed separately. In modern national interregional comparisons, the Siberia macroregion was losing its positions, which explains why it is important to rebalance and qualitatively enhance its role in perspective spatial development. This can mainly be done through the modernization of the production potential accumulated in the Siberia macroregion and the intensification of interregional ties with other regions of the country. Further economically justified development of the natural resources of the Siberia macro-region with a new technological basis has become one of the most hotly debated issues. The article states that, in the forecast period until 2024, in order to strengthen the balance of spatial development, it is necessary to increase the weight of the Siberian Federal District in the national economy with a simultaneous decrease in the share of the Central Federal District and a significant redistribution of the increase in economic activity in general. It is emphasized that in terms of realizing the potential of interregional interactions more fully, an increase in the share of the Siberian Federal District’s GRP is most consistent with the longterm goals of the national economy. The article shows that the role of interregional projects for Siberia, especially transport and infrastructure projects, in traditional and new industries should grow. This implies a gradual strengthening of national internal integration through strong regional economies’ interaction with weaker ones. It is important to understand that the proposed institutional transformations are not aimed at creating any “Siberian preferences”. They are ultimately aimed at increasing economic activity throughout Russia. The presented results can be used in the activities of federal and regional government bodies for the development and adjustment of macroregional development strategies.

Actual strategies of interaction between government bodies and mining enterprises: personnel problems

The subject of research in this article is the search for possible strategies to overcome the shortage of personnel for the mining industry. The purpose of the study is to prepare recommendations that will help implement HR strategies in mining companies. Method of research. The study used comparative and institutional approaches, as well as an empirical method – the method of observation. Research materials. When preparing the scientific article, the materials of reports of specialized structures of regional government bodies and reports of the rector of the Kuzbass state technical University were used. The results obtained will help to improve the rating indicators of mining enterprises for attracting qualified personnel. The study shows that only an integrated approach to the application of ethical HR technologies can make real progress in a reasonable time frame. The problem of reducing the number of trained specialists and the professionalism of personnel in the mining industry in the Kemerovo region remains particularly relevant. In this situation, there is an appeal of managers of industrial enterprises to educational institutions of any level to develop strategies to solve the personnel problems that have arisen. These managers have a desire to solve personnel issues together with the leading training centers in Kuzbass. The government of the Kemerovo region, the relevant ministries and the Kuzbass State Technical University constantly receive written requests to the rector to develop a personnel strategy for a specific enterprise. Following the instructions of the regional leadership, various departments of the University conduct research on personnel problems at the enterprise and offer their own strategies for overcoming them. The Department of state and municipal management conduct research with enterprises on the managerial aspect of personnel work related to interaction with state authorities in the region. Thanks to working contacts with the profile structures of regional management bodies, there is a constant personnel monitoring at problem enterprises with the involvement of employees of the Department. Based on the results of monitoring, detailed reports are compiled, which can be considered as the basis for developing personnel strategies that can be implemented by both public authorities and mining enterprises themselves.

Публично-властные отношения в постсоветской России на местном уровне: от Конституции 1993 г. до конституционных поправок-2020

The article examines the trends in the development of public-power relations in the field of local self-government, taking into account the amendments to the Constitution of Russia introduced in 2020. The article analyzes constitutional norms, legislative acts, scientific works on the stated topic. A proposal is substantiated that, at this stage of the development of Russian society, a broader influence of regional government bodies on the solution of local issues, since municipalities cannot cope with many of them for various reasons, is substantiated.

Удосконалення державного управління розвитком аграрного сектору економіки та сільських територій України

The purpose of the article is to substantiate the need and identify pathways to improve state management of the develop-ment of the agricultural sector and rural territories. Research methods. The method of generalizing the scientific knowledge of domestic and foreign scientists on the theory and practice of organizing the system of public administration in the agricultural sector of the economy in modern conditions was used, logical - to determine socio-economic processes, economic and mathematical, statistical and comparative - to carry out analytical calculations. Research results. It is substantiated that at this stage of state development in matters of the agricultural sector of the economy and rural terrytories, the organization of public administration requires significant modernization. The necessity of consolidating the updated tactics and strategy of the state in the law on modern state agrarian policy and other special laws, as the main instruments for the implementation of state policy, the restoration of the activities of the central executive authority on agricultural development and the corresponding regional and local government bodies on a fundamentally new basis has been proved , the need to improve scientific and staffing, the expansion of the use of public-private partnership mechanisms and self-regulation of market relations. Scientific novelty. We have obtained a substantiation for determining the ways to improve the state management of the de-velopment of the agricultural sector of the economy and rural territories at the present stage, an algorithm for the development of the state management system in the agricultural sector of Ukraine is proposed. Practical significance. The research results can be used to improve the state management of the agricultural sector of Ukraine, improve legislation on state agrarian policy, in the educational process, and deepen scientific research. Tabl.: 2. Figs.: 2. Refs.: 28.

УЧЕТ РАЗЛИЧНЫХ ФАКТОРОВ В РЕГУЛИРОВАНИИ ЭНЕРГООБЕСПЕЧЕНИЯ В АРКТИЧЕСКИХ РЕГИОНАХ

Energy supply is an important condition of life-subsistence of population and the economy, therefore public control of energy supply is a necessary function of the state. The problem of organizing and regulating reliable and accessible energy supply needs consideration of many factors. The purpose of the article is to analyze the completeness of considering different factors in the public control of energy supply in the Arctic regions. The research was carried out on the example of four regions of the Russian Federation fully included in the Arctic zone (Murmansk Oblast, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug).Natural-resource, economic, social, technological, ecological, and legal factors of energy supply are considered in this work.A brief description and the specifics of thefactors in the Arctic regions are given. The distribution of the main powers in the field of electric power industry, heat power industry, the development of energy saving and energy efficiency between federal and regional authorities is presented. The structure of regional government bodies relating to the public control of energy supply is considered. The differences in structures of regional government bodies are revealed, which are determined by the specifics of different territories. The non-uniformity in content of the documents regulating activities of the regional public bodies is revealed. Tasks, functions or powers (depending on the documents on the regional public bodies) of regional government bodies in the field of regulating energy supply are analyzed and compared to the factors of energy supply. Public control of energy supply, both at the federal and regional levels, to a greater or lesser degree takes into account all the considered factors. Legal and economic factors are manifested in the activities of all government bodies.

МODERNIZATION OF THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM IN THE CONDITIONS OF DECENTRALIZATION OF POWER

Strategic course of Ukraine towards European integration requires a new conceptual basis for the institutionalization of power, the introduction of a modern model of public administration. In the conditions of democratic transit, Ukraine and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe should use a conservative Neo-Weberian State (NWS) Model. This model is normative in terms of implementation in Ukraine, because our country, first, has accumulated necessary democratic potential of public initiative; secondly, it has a tradition of strong state power, capable of independently performing the functions of public goal-setting and making appropriate organic decisions; third, it is able to ensure the longevity of public policy at all administrative levels; fourth, preserves stable corporate values and rules of the civil service; fifth, seeks to bring the process of modernization of the domestic public administration system closer to European standards and practices. The normative and legal conditions necessary for the modernization of the current system of public administration in Ukraine in the direction of implementation of the principles of public administration have been generalized. In Ukraine, modernization of the public administration system, aimed at forming a new model of public administration, is possible only if the objective and subjective preconditions are taken into account, which are critical for the successful implementation of decentralization. It has been identified the following promising stages of decentralization in Ukraine: 1) deconcentration of powers and resources, their legally justified transfer from central government to regional and local government bodies; 2) compliance with the principles of devolution of power; 3) powers and resources will be distributed between traditional public authorities (state and self-governing) and market and public structures; 4) introduction of the newest models of public management, built on the principles of the New Public Management paradigm. Keywords: public administration, state government, decentralization, modernization, European integration.

Сельскохозяйственная кредитная потребительская кооперация в Уральском регионе: текущее состояние, меры по развитию

Abstract. The study of regional aspects of the development of agricultural credit consumer cooperatives (ACCC) is an urgent agenda for the growth of the agricultural economy, ensuring the availability of financial services in rural areas. The purpose of the study is to assess the current state of agricultural credit consumer cooperatives in the Ural region. Methods. A systematic approach was applied using economic, statistical and analytical methods. The theoretical basis of the study was the publications of modern domestic and foreign scientists on the economic, institutional aspects of the formation, functioning and development of agricultural credit consumer cooperatives. Results. The dynamics of development of the Ural regional sector of the agricultural credit consumer cooperation industry is considered. The peculiarities of the ACCC of the Urals are noted, the constituent entities of the Russian Federation are identified, in which the highest rates of reduction in the number of ACCC are observed. Barriers to the development of the cooperation industry in the Ural region are outlined. The role of regional government bodies in supporting the Ural ACCC in the framework of the implementation of state programs for the development of agro-industrial complexes is revealed, the areas of concentration of the largest ACCC are identified. The assessment of the market strategy of the Ural ACCC in the modern conditions of activity restrictions is given. The paper notes that the determining factor in the formation of a single mechanism for the implementation of the state policy of the industry in the regions is the development of regional target programs for the development of cooperation, representing a set of planned activities, interrelated in terms of tasks, timing of implementation, executors and resources. The directions for supporting the industry were noted, including measures to deregulate the activities of the ACCC. The theoretical significance of the study is the development of approaches to a set of measures for the development of the ACCC. The practical significance of the study lies in the formation of possible future studies of the management of the ACCC in the conditions of remote channels for the provision of financial services, expanding their range. Scientific novelty. Substantiated measures that allow to form a modern system of agricultural consumer credit cooperation in the regions.

Development of a report designer in the program-information complex “Russian State Resort Registry” for solving managerial tasks for the development of sanatorium and resort business

The article shows the intermediate condition of sanatorium organizations, requiring change, in the field between tourism and medical institutions. The current problems of the sanatorium and resort complex are revealed. The need for real-time reporting is described, to create an industry development strategy. The absence of mechanisms for obtaining such reports was noted. The legal framework for working with the program-information complex State Register of the Resort Fund of the Russian Federation is presented. The mechanisms of entering data, as well as their verification in the program-information complex State Register of the Resort Fund of the Russian Federation are explained. The basic mechanisms of increasing the significance level of data entered into the program-information complex State Register of the Resort Fund of the Russian Federation are described. The structure of the screen form of the report designer for sanatorium and resort organizations and the structure of the screen form of the report designer for resorts (health-improving areas) are presented. The types of data aggregation in the program-information complex State Register of the Resort Fund of the Russian Federation are described, as well as the basic types of reports and types of data filtering, for the report designer on sanatorium and resort organizations and the designer of reports on resorts (health-improving areas). The basic structure of the report construction and examples of reports in the program-information complex State Register of the Resort Fund of the Russian Federation are presented. The results of creating a report designer in the program-information complex State Register of the Resort Fund of the Russian Federation are presented, and examples of the use of reports for meetings conducted by the Government of the Russian Federation are given. The role of operators of sanatorium and resort organizations, as well as operators of regional and federal government bodies as key links in increasing the significance level of data is noted.

The format of training family doctors on palliative care in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

The first global palliative care resolution WHA 67.19 has been developed recently, in 2014, where the need to improve access to palliative care around the world is first declared. In the article, the authors analyzed the change trends and the state of the medical care delivery system for incurable patients in the world and Ukraine. As the civilization of the state and the humanity of society as a whole is assessed by the level of PHC provision in today's world, this problem has attracted the attention of central (Ukraine) and regional (Dnipro city) government bodies, which was reflected in the search for new medical and educational initiatives. The need of the time is the need to focus the attention of family doctors on the issue that palliative care is a qualification component of their daily work, which will help to remove incurable patients from the periphery of attention of their multicomponent work, and will also help to clearly build the interaction between the primary and secondary link, in particular, with hospice departments of specialized hospitals. In particular, the experience of implementing a joint project of a new format for training family doctors on palliative care issues, realized by the Department of Family Medicine of the SE “DMA” and the Municipal non-commercial enterprise "City Clinical Hospital No. 2” of Dnipro City Council is described. In­novative forms of conducting classes help to expand the boundaries of the possibilities of teaching problematic issues of palliative medicine, which account for only 0.6% of instructional time in the existing program of training family doctors of secondary specialization, and the multicomponent format for studying palliative care issues, implemented, inter alia, with support of Director of the Municipal non-commercial enterprise "City Clinical Hospital No. 2” of Dnipro City Council (visiting hospice and palliative departments delivering secondary level of medical care assistance, a structured regulatory unit for the provision of PHC in Ukraine, working out of patients’ routing issues, interactive teaching methods, etc.) leaves in the memory of physician-trainees not only the essential content, but also a deep emotional trace, which helps to increase the motivation of the physician trainees, improves coordination between primary and secondary palliative care and improves the quality of training.

Международные и внешнеэкономические связи мегаполисов и регионов России как важнейший фактор экономического развития территорий

In this paper, the authors hypothesized that the de-velopment of international and foreign economic relations during visits, receptions of foreign delega-tions, exhibitions and other international contacts held in a certain territory directly affects the devel-opment of foreign economic activity and, according-ly, is one of its most important factors of its eco-nomic development. The aim of the study is to sub-stantiate this hypothesis based on the collection, analysis and comparison of relevant economic indi-cators. An author’s forecast was made on the inten-sification of the process of further shifting the em-phasis in coordinating the foreign economic activity of the federal subjects of the Russian Federation from federal to regional levels, related to the suc-cessful implementation of the additional powers by the regions granted to them in the pandemic and the prospects in this regard for the development of fed-eralism in Russia. The authors also note the special role of foreign economic activity in the economic development of certain territories. The work is of interest from a scientific and cognitive point of view, taking into account some features of the dynamics of economic development and the implementation of international and foreign economic relations of the federal subjects of the Russian Federation and megacities, using the example of Ural Federal Dis-trict, including Sverdlovsk Oblast and the capital of Ural, Yekaterinburg, in modern conditions. The re-sults of the study can be used by federal and re-gional government bodies, local governments in the formation and implementation of territorial devel-opment strategies, scientific institutions in the terri-torial development and investment potential of cities and regions, higher education institutions in the process of studying issues of regional, national and world economy.

Modelo analítico de governança regional de turismo - MAGRET

No Brasil a estrutura institucional relacionada as organizações contemporâneas que envolvem o cenário das políticas públicas de turismo, atua deliberadamente sobre o formato de instâncias de governanças regionais de turismo a partir de 2004 com o advento do Programa de Regionalização do Turismo (PRT) até os dias atuais. Neste sentido o presente estudo tem como objetivo apresentar o Modelo Analítico de Governanças Regionais de Turismo - MAGRET, que permita compreender as inter-relações dos seus atores nas múltiplas escalas dos poderes público, privado e do terceiro setor. O modelo foi aplicado em três regiões turísticas Brasileiras, a Costa Verde e Mar – SC, Região das Hortênsias – RS, e Polo Costa das Dunas – RN. Esses procedimentos perpassaram por etapas de natureza qualitativa e quantitativa, com qualificações exploratórias e explicativas, envolveram a pesquisa bibliográfica, documental e internet (base de dados). As análises utilizaram 14 categorias e 4 dimensões analíticas. As informações foram obtidas junto aos membros efetivos das governanças regionais, assim como dos documentos oficiais tais como (lei/decreto, regimento e estatuto). As análises ocorreram com aplicação do modelo analítico construído com auxílio das categorias e dimensões analíticas. O modelo foi aplicado através do uso da espiral de análise construída para compreender a gestão das governanças regionais. Os resultados foram classificados como efetivas e não efetivas. As efetivas são consideradas consolidadas, tendo o cuidado de mantê-las de forma equilibrada. As não efetivas, devendo ser aprimoradas, utilizando sempre a base das dimensões que apontaram quais as categorias necessitam de maior atenção.

Cluster Information Disclosure in Strategic Planning of Region’s Economy

The article represents the results of the analysis of existing approaches to describing economic clusters. These approaches use self-dependent characteristics that complicate evaluating and comparing clusters. Consequently, the author offers the concept of information disclosure of a cluster and its overall indicator. This indicator enables to evaluate clusters, to define a stage of their functioning and to compare results of their activity with other clusters. The existing Russian methods of describing clusters form the basis for this article. These methods are proposed by the Cluster observatory of Higher School of Economics and the Geographic information system “Industrial Parks, Science and Technology Parks and Clusters” of the Russian Federation. The author singles out three aspects of characteristics: attributive, quantitative, qualitative. The characteristics used for calculating the overall indicator of disclosure are quantitative and qualitative. They are generalized and unified using indicators of the project of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation “Development of the Innovation Clusters – Leaders of World-Class Investment Attractiveness”. The author offers two approaches to using the information disclosure indicator: dynamic and reference. The dynamic approach enables to define a stage of cluster development using the relation of the current condition to the previous one. The reference approach defines cluster development in relation to a standard that describes its global competitiveness. Both offered approaches can be used by regional and federal government bodies as well as cluster management for taking strategic decisions on the region development.

Problems of institutional support of environmentally safe management of soils in Ukraine

A number of problems of ecologically safe management of soils in Ukraine are revealed. A significant decrease in capital investment and current expenditures on environmental protection and the lack of information on soil protection expenditures has been detected in recent years. The paper shows that in 2015, the forms of state statistical reporting of Ukraine were eliminated, while they contained such important land use indicators as reclamation, drainage, restoration, etc. The implementation of state plans for the development and adoption of regulatory legal acts in the land management in Ukraine was traced and the adoption of the developed bills was determined to have been proceeding very slowly. The powers of central and regional government bodies and local government bodies in the area of soil fertility preservation were analyzed. The control of the State Service of Ukraine on Geodesy, Cartography and Cadaster over changes in indicators of the qualitative state of soils is determined to be problematic due to the lack of specialized laboratories in the regional departments. The paper shows that agrochemical certification of agricultural lands is carried out at a low rate, and this, in connection with the beginning of the functioning of the land market in Ukraine, is unacceptable. The paper reveals that cartograms of the qualitative state of soils were developed for almost half of the agricultural land and are already outdated. The statistical information about the environment of Ukraine in terms of soil protection is reduced to the amount of fertilizers applied and the use of pesticides, and is relevant only for a part of enterprises that use a certain area of agricultural land. The low level of cooperation between the European Commission and the State Space Agency of Ukraine in the use of the capabilities of the Copernicus program is revealed.

Factors influencing the economic mechanism of the development of small and medium-sized dairy cattle breeding enterprises

This article includes analysis of factors influencing economic mechanism for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in the area of dairy farming. To accomplish the main task, the authors used economic parameters of the production results of small and medium-sized enterprises according to the financial statements of federal and regional government bodies, as well as official data from the Central Bank of Russia, the Territorial Authority of the Federal State Statistics Service for the Chelyabinsk Region and data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Federal Tax Service. The Chelyabinsk Region was chosen as a typical region for study. This research was conducted based on data from the register of small and medium-sized enterprises. Based on statistical data, small and medium-sized enterprises were divided into groups, economic parameters were calculated for each group of subjects, quantitative factors were defined that have the greatest impact on the efficiency of the economic mechanism for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises.