Social Development Strategy Research Articles

The Strategy of Social and Economic Development of the Southern Federal District-2020: Preliminary Assessment of the Results

The article examines the features of the implementation of the Strategy of Social and Economic Development of the Southern Federal District until 2020. It is established that the dynamics of the main segments of the economy and social sphere of the SFD in the 2010s proceeded according to the inertial scenario. The pace of their development slowed noticeably after 2014. This was due to the completion of large-scale financing of Olympic facilities. The deterioration of Russia’s international position and the imposition of a sanctions regime also had a negative impact on the dynamics of the district. But the failure to meet most of the targets was also due to the shortcomings of the Strategy itself. They include the orientation of all target indicators comparable to the Soviet Union on the linear growth, as well as the predominantly “declarative” nature of priorities in terms of the development of many clusters of the regional economy. The socio-economic development of the SFD in the 2010s is largely determined by the dynamics of the Azov-Black Sea region of advanced growth. The accelerated development of this zone was not so much the result of a deliberate policy of the federal center, but rather a consequence of the complex self-development of the local communities with the help of regional authorities successfully using the agroclimatic, transport, socio-demographic advantages of their territorial systems. The specificity of the implementation of the Strategy of the development of the Southern Federal district confirms that territorial social and economic systems with the dominating market mechanisms are partially subject to a planned impact of government authority when such an impact is supported by the regular large scale financing.

Macroregions as the Innovation in Strategizing the Spatial Development of the Russian Economy

It is extremely important for Russia as a Federal State to approve the meso-level of strategic planning within the framework of transition to the system of planing. The role of such type of planning is to link and coordinate federal strategies both of sectoral and spatial nature with the strategies of social and economic development of the regions of the Russian Federation. Until recently, such a role, although quite passively, was played by the strategies of the federal districts, which were mainly based on the principle of mechanical summation of regional strategies with an attempt to promote somehow the practice of interregional cooperation. When developing the strategic planning documents in accordance with the requirements of the 172nd Federal law the hypothesis of linking the meso-level of such planning to macroregions, partly as an alternative to federal districts was generated. The concept of macroregion is well known in the regional development theory and it is also tested in the national economy, in particular in the form of the system of so-called “councils of national economy” (Sovnarkhoz). However, in modern conditions taking into account the realities of Russia and the specifics of the economy of the market type, the approval of the macroregion as a special subject of strategic planning requires a wide range of legal, economic and institutional prerequisites which are studied in this article.

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Strategi Pengembangan Perikanan Tangkap di Kabupaten Bangka Selatan

Capture fishery in South Bangka Regency has the prospect to be developed as one of the leading sectors in regional economic development. The purpose of this research is to know and provide fish resource development plan in South Bangka Regency. The method used is descriptive method, with the taking of survey data, survey and study of relevant literature. SWOT analysis was conducted to make capture fisheries development strategy in South Bangka Regency. The results showed that South Bangka Regency has potential of fishery potential. While capture fisheries development strategy in South Bangka Regency are social, economic and sustainable development strategy, human resources strategy and development, promotion strategy for potential resources for development and development of facilities and infrastructure. supporters of fisheries development.

Strategies of Social and Economic Development of Regions of Ukraine

Social and economic development is a difficult process in which positive and negative factors interact that causes rises and recessions in development of territories and public communities. Indicators of rating act as indicators of efficiency of management decisions at the central and local levels. However, the level of economic development doesn’t coincide with social development in most of regions of Ukraine.
 The purpose of article is adaptation of a matrix method to rating estimates of social and economic development of regions for identification of regional distinctions, definition of priorities and strategic management of development of regions.
 The economic development of the regions was estimated by GRP per capita, the average salary of employees and the unemployment rate (according to the ILO methodology). Social development is characterized by the number of people enrolled in higher education institutions per 10,000 population; coefficient of incidence of the population; volumes of emissions of pollutants in atmospheric air, thousand tons; crime rates.
 The multidimensional average method with the standardization of indicators based on the variation range was used to calculate the integral indicators of economic and social development. On the basis of integral coefficients, the ranking of regions according to economic and social development was executed. It is established that for the regions of Ukraine there is a characteristic imbalance between economic and social development, which is connected, first of all, with different structure of the economy and territorial differences of regions.
 The combination of results of economic and social development of regions was proposed with the help of building a matrix as a tool for strategic management. In the graphs (vertically), the level of economic development is singled out, in lines (horizontally) the level of social development of the regions is singled out, with the identification of three groups: low, medium and high levels.
 Regions with low economic and low social level get to 1 square; in 2 – with low economic and average social; in 3 – with low economic and high social; in 4 – with average economic and low social; in 5 – with average economic and average social; in 6 – with average economic and high social; in 7 – with high economic and low social; in 8 – with high economic and average social; in 9 – with high economic and high social level.
 Calculations show that in Ukraine no region was detected with simultaneous high levels of economic and social development (the 9th square). The vast majority are regions with average economic and average social development and also regions “below or above an average” level of development, that is one of the directions (economic or social) is “low”, and the second, accordingly, “average”. The position of the region in a matrix specifies what development strategy should be chosen. The economic and social development is higher; the capacity of the region for increase in the standard of living of the population is higher. High economic and social development is followed by the high potential of the region to increase the standard of living of the population.

Collective Choice and Social Welfare by Amartya Sen: A review essay with reference to development in Peru

AbstractThis review essay provides an overview of Sen's revised edition of Collective Choice and Social Welfare (2017), and examines the relevance of its arguments in the context of Peru. It focuses on three main points: a social choice approach for addressing global problems; an expanded informational basis for making judgments; and a public reasoning view of collective decision‐making. It critically analyses the human and social development strategy followed by the Peruvian government in recent years, and in particular the capacity of public reasoning to reflect and sustain the priorities of the poorest and marginalized in the public policy agenda.

Planning Mechanism for a Social Development Strategy in Post-Forced Displacement Anbar Governorate

Anbar society suffers many serious problems after the stage of forced displacement that was caused by ISIL terrorism. Major among these problems are the social problems, like social and family disintegration and locality and tribal tendencies, which have far serious consequences and themselves became the focal point of other negative consequences. Seen from this perspective the current paper seeks to be a step towards the achievement of social peace in the governorate and promote social development through real local reconciliation. The paper proposes an instant mechanism for a social development strategy that comprises programs and procedures that can be followed and be part of development plans of other sectors in the future. The paper adopts the analytical-descriptive method which is suitable in such studies. The paper includes a study of the social status of the governorate, a description of the situation of the displaced and returnees, serial procedures for the study of the proposed strategy like quadruple analysis and regional diagnosis of Anbar society, identifying priorities according to the primary and secondary aims that lead to the strategic programs and their future projects which focus on the integration of all denominations of society and giving priority to youth and females in the achievement of social development in the already weakened Anbar society. The paper draws on data from the international organizations, civil society organizations, the ministry of planning, and Anbar governorate. The paper comes up with conclusions, recommendations, and procedural suggestions to serve anbar society and participate in the achievement and promotion of a sustainable social development in Anbar governorate.

Thailand Smart Cities: What is the Path to Success?

OverviewThe smart city, seen at the end of the 20th century in the West, has become a national policy strategy for social and economic development in Thailand in the first decade of this century. While the central government is overseeing and financially supporting designated cities in Thailand, key business and community leaders in Khon Kaen City have worked diligently but have not yet received all the necessary approvals from the central government for locally‐based smart city initiatives. We demonstrate that direction without a clear policy statement will not produce the intended results. Moreover, the highly centralized bureaucratic management style may result in lost opportunities for Thailand to improve life for its citizens. Thailand needs to completely and successfully overhaul its political system in order to pave the way for a functional democracy, good governance, and responsive bureaucracy before its implementation of smart city policy will produce maximum benefits.

Macroeconomic Determinants of the Mobilization of Tax Revenues of the Countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)

This article aims to analyze the fiscal potential of UEMOA member countries. The question of the fiscal potential of the states is of great importance since the domestic resources represent a high proportion in the financing in Plans and strategies of economic and social development. In this article, we adopt the technique of stochastic border estimation, which is more intuitive—and potentially more relevant for policies—to measure the potential and fiscal effort over the period 1990-2017. The results show that the tax burden is determined by structural factors and that, in most countries, the tax potential is underutilized. Similarly, the fiscal effort shows poor performance in terms of resource mobilization in the majority of countries. These results show that the WAEMU countries can reach or exceed the tax rate of 20% minimum set by the UEMOA if efforts are made to better tax the informal sector. The main contributions of this article have been to justify empirically the increase of the minimum pressure rate in the UEMOA from 17% to 20% and to demonstrate that a better taxation of the agricultural sector would considerably affect the mobilization of tax revenues.

Renovation of historical area of the city park

Renovation and improvement of historical area of the Victory Park of the city of Tolyatti, the Samara Region, Russia, are of prime importance in the process of development of cultural environment, since they are aimed at commemorating veterans of the Second World War and its Eastern Front (1941-1945) and the promotion of patriotism among young people. This will also attract domestic and international tourists, which will contribute to the tourism intensification. Architectural and design developments and their implementation correspond the strategies of social and economic development of the city and the region until 2030, they are supported by the Fund of social and cultural development of Tolyatti “Dukhovnoye naslediye” (“Spiritual heritage”) and by the city administration. Within the process of design work, the key solutions on landscape renovation, improvement of recreation areas of the park and creation of the platform for related public events were worked out and represented in this paper. Designers elaborated several solutions on a memorial that have specific structural features and include a monument to a female soldier, a homefront worker who was waiting for her husband and bringing up children during hard wartime.

АНАЛИЗ РАЗВИТИЯ ФИНАНСОВОЙ СИСТЕМЫ В СУБЪЕКТАХ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ В АСПЕКТЕ ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИЯ ФИНАНСОВОЙ БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ

The study of financial security management on the regional level is the most important condition for the achievement of economic system efficiency and has special significance for national security. Regardless of the fact that the financial system of the state is generally rather stable, most of regional financial systems are unstable due to the social and economic differences, dependence on federal center, and debt problems, that makes actual the study of the parameters of spheres and elements of financial system, financial flows to achieve financial security. The paper specifies the concept system in the sphere of finance and financial security, gives the definitions of key concepts and proves that regional financial security should begin with the complex analysis of the financial system development of a territory. The authors analyzed the strategies of social and economic development of the constituent entities of Northwestern Federal District concerning the documentation of security types and factors of sustainable development of regions regarding their conformity with the tasks of regional social and economic development. The authors identified the factors influencing the stability of the financial system development of the region and risks producing, proposed the criteria of assessment of the financial system development. Risks and threats of regional financial security are grouped according to the impact areas; specific threats to the financial system stability are specified for each area. The authors estimated the level and risks of financial system development of the RF constituent entities using the technique of the multi-factor assessment with the classification according to five groups - from the group consisting of the RF constituent entities with the developed financial systems to the group with the depressed regional financial systems.

Стратегическое планирование в сельских поселениях России

The results of the study carried out in 2019 in Leontief Center aimed at studying the strategic planning at the level of rural settlements of Russia were considered. The database is made of 437 strategy of social and economic development of the rural settlements registered in the State information system “Upravlenie” on 6.08.2019. Process of distribution of practice of strategic planning at the level of the rural settlement during 2007-2019 is shown, distribution of all rural settlements having strategy on 17 regions is analyzed. It is revealed that the vast majority of strategy of rural settlements (84.2%) are developed in three regions – Lipetsk, Irkutsk and Voronezh. It is revealed that in general rural settlements are engaged in development of strategy only when pressure from the level of the territorial subject of the federation and the municipal district is put upon them. Studying of texts of several tens rural strategy showed that as a result of such campaigns the majority of strategy are same, sample, poorly considering specifics of the settlement. The usefulness from such developments is doubtful. Rural settlements where there is real progress in development, have no official strategy. And sat down the having strategy, in weight almost do not differ in sense of success from not having. Nevertheless, development of strategy can be useful if it is conducted creatively, with real participation of local community.

Principles of petrochemical cluster’ sustainability assessment based on its members’ energy efficiency performance

For the Russian economy, the most crucial prerequisite for its moving towards sustainable development would be strong improvement of performance of the domestic enterprises and production complexes. It is obvious that this issue should be addressed with due consideration of the special aspects relevant to social and economic growth of various Russian areas, along with creating a respective cluster-based infrastructure. Therefore, all arrangements aimed at performance efficiency improvement should be reconciled with the social and economic development strategies designed for a particular area, and should be well considered when working out strategic development plans for the regional industrial and territorial clusters, as well as particular enterprises and production plants. This paper includes an analysis of the dynamics pattern of the main indicators characterizing the energy use efficiency in regard to the largest enterprise forming the core of the petrochemical cluster in one of the Russian regions. The study furthermore shows the determined factors bringing the greatest impact on the production energy efficiency improvement. The authors also describe the prospects for production energy intensity reduction against the backdrop of the electric energy and power market liberalization, and explain how accommodation of the industrial clusters’ activities to the changes taking place in the macroeconomic environment for business entities may determine the need for addressing a whole range of fundamentally new issues of methodological, methodical and organizational nature, which are relevant to development of a cluster behaviour strategy in response to the competitive electric energy market.

Underlying Dimensions of Social Cohesion in a Rural Community Affected by Wartime Violence in Colombia.

War deteriorates the quality of life of the population and profoundly alters social dynamics. We discuss a rural community in northern Colombia whose population was the victim of a massacre and examine the main components that model social cohesion: (a) positive attitudes towards the community, (b) prosocial behaviours and (c) interpersonal relationships. This investigation is a cross-sectional empirical study that includes an analysis of social support networks. The research involved 106 residents, (81.1%, women), with an average age of 42.5 years (standard deviation (SD) = 16.4), who have lived in the community an average 28.8 years (SD = 18.75). Cluster analysis shows that there are two types of personal networks based on homophily and the duration of the ego-alter relationship. The networks that provide the most types of social support shows a moderate level of homophily according to the type of relationship and place of origin and in which the duration of the ego-alter relationship is shorter, compared to networks characterized by high homophily and in which the duration of the ego-alter relationship is longer (χ2 = 5.609, p < 0.018). Homophily based on place of residence actively affects the sense of community and social cohesion. Moreover, the sense of community is the variable that most affects social cohesion (β = 0.650; p < 0.001) and is, in turn, determined by prosocial behaviour (β = 0.267; p < 0.006). However, prosocial behaviours do not significantly affect interpersonal relationships or community cohesion. The results are discussed to promote social development strategies aimed at building individual, organizational and community capacity to foster psychosocial well-being in post-war contexts.

Geo-branding: Way from Image of the Territory to a Full-Measured Construct

Today, cities cannot be regarded as closed independent systems. Interterritorial competition for a variety of development resources is growing steadily. Not only the creation and implementation of a strategy for social and economic development but also territorial branding enable to ensure the effective use of the potential of the territory and increase its competitiveness. The article discloses the essence of the concept of geobranding, its development and application practice in Russia and is only a small part of a full-fledged study of the process of creating Russian geobrands. The purpose of the article is to give basic ideas about the branding of territories in the Russian Federation in the interconnection of key processes in this area. The methodological basis was provided by general scientific methods, such as synthesis and induction, the system approach, and also the normative method. The main conclusion drawn on the basis of the processing of the regulatory and empirical base is that the territory brand is based on the previous creation of a strategy for branding the strategy of development of the territory.

ANTHROPOLOGICAL DIMENSION OF THE PROBLEMS OF MODERN SOCIETY IN THE CONTEXT OF SCIENCE AND FREEDOM INTERRELATION

The article investigates the modern society problems concerning the relations between science and freedom from the human-like per-spective. Introduction. The author identifies the specifics of modern society, focuses on trends of its development, existing problems that actualize the subject of this study. The aim and tasks. The author explores the anthropological problems of modern society. Among the tasks is exploration the problems of freedom as the basis of any social development and science (scientific knowledge) as the main factor of modern social development. Research methods: systematic, cultural-historical and sociocultural methodological approaches are used in their dialectical interconnection. Research results: problems of society nowadays are increasingly acquiring anthropocentric, even sense-oriented coloring. The latter, in its turn, is connected with the values and freedom in man’s life. A change in social development strategy is also a consequence of the choice of “critical mass” of people rather than one person. The choice is al-ways made at the level of values and worldview. Therefore, the role of worldview disciplines is significantly increasing in the modern world. The modern problem of freedom is acquiring some peculiarities resulting from the processes of informatization and globalization, consumption strategies, the emergence of virtual reality and a virtual personality, and others. Freedom is integrated into the system of knowledge, immanently corresponds to its anthropological factors, and it is also directly proportional to the result obtained. Such a choice is possible if there is awareness of it, otherwise it withdraws from freedom and approaches chance and “blind” determinism. The-se days, both in the life of an individual and a society, the decisive role is given to scientific knowledge. On the one hand, it is the main factor of social development, since it is scientific knowledge that has the greatest influence on civilization choice. On the other hand, in modern social practices including the technical sphere there is a tendency of reduction of the status of science. It is manifested in the fact that scientific-technological progress is coming to replace scientific-technical one, that transforms the classical way of interconnec-tion of science, technics and technology. At the same time, the development of postnonclassical rationality takes place inside the sci-ence itself, that combined with the formation of a synergistic picture of the world, is preparing new responses to the challenges of the modern world. Discussion The author more broadly refers to the conception of the dependence of freedom on knowledge. In particular, the views of B. Spinoza, M. Polani, M. Weber and others are considered. Conclusion. The current stage of the society development poses many challenges, threats and risks to humanity. Most of them point out to the anthropological crisis as their root cause. Certain results of social development (positive or negative) simultaneous and always are the consequences of a certain socio-cultural choice. Exclusively investigating and understanding the reason allows one to make another choice consciously, including one that is compatible with life.

Using the Social Development Strategy to Unleash the Power of Prevention

AbstractDisproportionate poverty rates among racial minority populations contribute to disparities in education and physical and behavioral health. To meet the Grand Challenge to Ensure Healthy Dev...

Does theatrical play promote social skills development in students with autism? A systematic review of the methods and measures employed in the literature

This systematic review cites a number of programs and critically analyzes methods and measures used to develop social skills in young students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Social skills are interpreted through a ToM theory lens, emphasizing interactions such as understanding, explaining, predicting, and manipulating the behavior of themselves and the others. The aim of this review is to study the role of the theatrical play programs and its effect on social interactions and social skills on students with ASD. An online search through Proquest and First Search resulted in twelve studies of diverse methodologies. All these studies support the value of theatrical play as a means of social skill development. More specifically, the qualitative, as well as the quantitative data, indicate the benefits of these programs on ASD students’ social skills such as cooperation, communication, and social awareness. More longitudinal studies are needed to develop and test pedagogical strategies for social skills development of ASD students in light of theatrical play activities. In addition, studies should be geared towards the teacher’s ability to teach theatrical play and thus promote social interaction between students with and without ASD in integrated school environments. Synchronizing theory with art and cooperative play seems to be the key to answer such assumptions positively.

The startegy of sustainable public transport in the city of Kielce for the years 2014 to 2020

In the frame of Action 2.1. “Sustainable urban transport” of the II Priority Axis of the Eastern Poland 2014-2020 Operational Programme, the community of Kielce submitted two applications of investment projects of the total value of 295 mln PLN, 220 mln out Submissions of the total amount are going to be covered by programme funds. The main aim of submitted projects is to support complex investments in ecological and integrated public transportation system. Eastern Poland Operational Programme includes five voivodeships in the area of Eastern Poland macroregion : lubelskie, podkarpackie, podlaskie, świętokrzyskie i warmińsko-mazurskie. As an additional territorial instrument of financial support, programme is oriented on complementing implementation of regional and national operational programmes. Programme is also based on the main aims and priorities of “The Strategy of Social and Economic Development of Eastern Poland to 2020” approved by the Council of Ministers in Poland on 11th of July 2013 and is one of the instruments of strategy implementation..

Кемеровская область: старые проблемы и новое будущее

&lt;span&gt;В статье характеризуются стратегические позиции Кемеровской области в национальном экономическом пространстве на момент нового цикла стратегического планирования, оцениваются результаты реализации предыдущей стратегии региона, рассчитанной до 2025 г. Формулируются выводы об утрате регионом лидерских позиций, стратегических рисках реверсификации экономики и сокращения человеческого капитала. Аргументируется объективная необходимость принципиальных стратегических решений для выхода на траекторию устойчивого развития. Раскрываются процесс и особенности разработки Стратегии социально-экономического развития Кемеровской области до 2035 г. Представлены основные направления и цели развития региона, нашедшие отражение в проекте Стратегии, раскрыта методика прогнозирования ключевых социально-экономических показателей, выделены варианты развития. Охарактеризованы механизмы реализации Стратегии, открывающиеся возможности и риски. Определены ключевые инновационные драйверы ускорения экономического и социального развития (новая индустриализация, внедрение цифровых технологий в агропромышленном комплексе, зарубежный туризм, экспорт медицинских услуг и др.).&lt;/span&gt;