Goals Of Socio-economic Development Research Articles

АКТУАЛЬНЫЕ ВОПРОСЫ МЕЖБЮДЖЕТНОГО ВЫРАВНИВАНИЯ

The author touched upon topical issues of inter-budget alignment, budget provision of regions with financial resources, focusing on factors that directly affect the stability of the budget system, as well as highlighting problems in the budget sphere that require urgent attention from the authorities. It is concluded that the level of interregional differentiation continues to increase, and the modern mechanism of budget equalization requires urgent amendments and adjustments. It is emphasized that the main goals of socio-economic development of the Russian Federation related to the transition to an innovative type of development, changes in the structure of the national economy, set out in strategic documents and messages of the President of the Russian Federation and declared since 2009, are not being implemented, and the effectiveness of state economic policy and Federal budget expenditures for its implementation remains low. This indicates the need to review the current system.

Кредит доверия Президенту подтвержден. Достижение целей социально-экономического развития до 2024–2030 гг. в тумане

Кредит доверия Президенту подтвержден. Достижение целей социально-экономического развития до 2024–2030 гг. в тумане

Financial Literacy in Asia: A Scoping Review

This chapter is to provide an overview of financial literacy in Asia, describe financial literacy education in Asian countries, and propose recommendations for policy makers. The chapter demonstrates that: 1) Financial literacy is an important factor contributing to consumer financial capability and wellbeing in Asia; 2) Financial literacy national strategies and education programs in Asian countries are beneficial for consumer wellbeing and economic developments; and 3) Public policies promoting financial literacy education can be compatible with the socio-economic development goals of Asian countries.

The Impact of Village Fund Program in Developing Physical Infrastructure: Case on Construction Value Across Provinces in Indonesia

Indonesia is the largest archipelago country with over than 260 million population. Yet, its archipelagic state makes it hard for the Indonesian government to distribute its income equally, causing severe poverty in certain regions. To overcome this problem, the role of construction industry is very crucial. Many papers say construction industry plays an important role to achieve socio-economic development goals in providing shelter, physical infrastructure, employment, and higher economic growth. Knowing the importance of construction sector, especially in physical infrastructure, President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, focuses on accelerating infrastructure development. To equally distribute the development between rural and urban areas and shorten the level of inequality, in 2015 Indonesian government made a program in a form of fiscal transfers called Village Fund program. The objective of this paper is to measure the impact of Village Fund program in developing physical infrastructure across provinces in Indonesia. This paper used panel data with Random Effect Model to analyze the marginal effect of Village Fund in construction sector. The finished construction value is used as the dependent variable. As the independent variable, this paper uses the amount of Village Fund given and Gross Domestic Regional Product (GRDP) as the control variable in 33 provinces that participated in Village Fund program during 2015 and 2016. Setting with α = 0.01, the result shows that Village Fund program has a marginal positive effect to finished construction value. Every one percentage point change in Village Fund increases the amount of construction value finished by 0.033%. For the other variable, every 1% increase in GRDP also increase the construction value by 0.41%. We hope this paper could be useful to evaluate the implementation of Village Fund and as a base for making similar policies in the future. Keywords: Village Fund, Construction Value, Infrastructure, GRDP, Random Effect Model

INFLUENCE OF MIGRATION POLICY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON DEVELOPMENT OF THE FAR EAST IN 1990-2000S

The article analyzes the Russian migration policy in the Far East Federal District in the period of 1990-2000. The Author researches the evolution of migration policy and its effectiveness in achieving the goals of socio-economic development of the Far East and national security of the Russian Federation. Based on the analysis of statistical data the article concludes that the current level of socio-economic development of the region does not allow to solve of the problems of leveling economic development, increasing the population of border areas and ensuring the growth of labor potential of the Far East Federal District. The author notes the long-term trend of population decline in the Far East Federal district.

ACTIVATION OF THE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE AGRARIAN ECONOMY SECTOR BASED ON THE FORMATION OF REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL CLUSTERS

The process of forming regional agro-industrial clusters in the Cherkasy region as a basis for intensifying investment activity in the agrarian sector of the economy, in our view, can be considered as a priority task, the solution of which will contribute to the realization of strategic goals of socio-economic development of the region. At present, the focus on priority acceleration of economic growth and improving the quality of life of the population requires the use of effective methods and techniques of national economy, the modern development of which is characterized by the occurrence of certain crisis phenomena that have a negative impact on the socio-economic model of the country.In the agricultural sector, a number of agro-industrial units, lacking quality agricultural raw materials, are considering the possibility of creating integrated formations in order to integrate the processes of production of raw materials and finished products and to find means of investing in production processes. For all agro-industrial units, regardless of the form of integration chosen, the key is that they integrate the entire production process - from the agricultural producer to the consumer of the finished product. The members of the system ensure the promotion of the product throughout the technological chain: production - processing - implementation, which ultimately contributes to the effect of crisis management. Without mediocre participation of the state, science, education, developed infrastructure, this technological chain does not produce a positive result. The most relevant and effective tool for crisis management is the cluster approach, recognized in many developed countries, based on taking into account the positive synergistic effects of regional agglomeration, ie geographically adjacent producer and consumer proximity, network effects, application of knowledge and skills at the expense of coaching association.The purpose of the article is to summarize theoretical and practical approaches to the study of investment activity in the process of formation of agro-industrial clusters and to determine the basic conditions for activation of the investment-innovation component of the cluster policy of agro-industrial production.One of the ways of intensifying the investment development of regional agro-industrial clusters can be the introduction of innovations. Economic clusters enable the authorities to implement the strategy of socio-economic development of the region in the direction of providing competitive advantages of the economy, introduction of innovations and specialization of the territorial economic system.The article is devoted to the problem of activation of investment activity of agrarian sector of economy on the basis of formation of regional agro-industrial clusters. Two main organizational and economic models of cluster organization of inter-firm interaction are distinguished: network and centrifugal. It is suggested to use a combined approach to implement the cluster policy.Production of basic crop and livestock products in agricultural enterprises has been analyzed and positive tendencies for increase of production volume have been identified, except for milk production, which has a negative tendency to decrease.The model of interaction of the participants of the regional agro-industrial cluster in the conditions of the investment process is developed and its role in activation of the investment activity of the region is substantiated. It has been found that the main driving force of the cluster is the raw material zones of processing enterprises, which serve as the poles of the concentration of factors of production of raw materials and capital and ensure the effective return on investment within the cluster.The scheme of management of investment-innovation processes of agro-industrial cluster is presented. It is determined that the integration needs to be deepened within the cluster, since agricultural production is not yet ready for consumption.The level of agricultural investment development, which is steadily increasing, is analyzed, although the region occupies the lowest places among the regions of the country in terms of attracting investment resources. The directions of intensification of investment activity of agrarian production are offered.

Intelligent municipal system and sustainable development of the urban environment: conversion prospects

This article raises the problem of rapid development of cities, conditions for comfortable living, management of urban infrastructure and urban planning. Smart city is a tool for achieving strategic goals of socio-economic development of the city. Identified and described indicators characterizing the development of key areas of smart city: the environment, infrastructure, urban planning, construction and architecture. Also, the authors developed a method of improving the energy efficiency of the housing stock on the example of Rostov-on-Don and recommendations for improving its energy efficiency.

ПРІОРИТЕТНІ НАПРЯМИ ТА ЕТАПИ ВПРОВАДЖЕННЯ ПУБЛІЧНОЇ ПОЛІТИКИ З РОЗВИТКУ ЛЮДСЬКОГО ПОТЕНЦІАЛУ ЯК ОСНОВНОЇ СКЛАДОВОЇ СОЦІАЛЬНОГО ПОТЕНЦІАЛУ РЕГІОНУ

The article describes the essence of social potential of the region. It is established that social potential finds maximum strength at the lowest levels – in primary social groups, or in settlements. The social potential of the region is dependent on the social potential of the lower levels of social community. It is determined that the development of human potential contributes to the development of social potential. Human potential is often understood as «the set of the capabilities of individuals, society, and the state in the field of human resources that can be put into action and used to tackle the certain tasks and achieve the set goals». The concept of «human potential of the region» as opportunity and prospect of all subjects of the regional economy, which are aimed at achieving the set goals of socio-economic development of the region, is clarified. The dynamics of human development of the regions – leaders of the national ranking on the regional index of human development (RIHD) is analyzed. Factors that led the leading regions to gain leadership positions are identified. The main ranking shifts of the leading regions by RIHD units («Population Reproduction», «Social Environment», «Comfort Life», «Welfare», «Decent Work», and «Education») are investigated. The priority directions and stages of public policy on human development of the region are identified. A comparative analysis of some regions of Ukraine by the level of the RIHD is made, that allows us to distinguish a number of positive and negative aspects of the assessment of the RIHD in the regional context. When studying the problem of human potential, the need to create a model of human resources management at the regional level is actualized, in particular substantiation of the set of elements, methods of coordination, legal norms by which the processes of reproduction and accumulation of human resources from a qualitative and quantitative viewpoints are implemented. It is established that the period of origin and accumulation of human potential by individual with the help of elements of the institute of family and educational system of different levels plays a special role in the formation of the proposed model. Equally important are the environmental factors that influence the process of the model developing. Economic and social situations in the region affect the quality and income of the population. The criminogenic situation in the region influences the process of formation of moral and psychological conditions of the person. The ecological situation is the basis for the health of the population in the region. All elements of the region’s human potential model influence the quality and quantity of human potential accumulated and acquired.

The Quest for Sustainable Communities in Isolated and in Urban Settings

Intermediaries such as NGOs have a key role in promoting socioeconomic development of poor and marginalised communities. In this quest for positive social change, entrepreneurship and the fostering of an entrepreneurial culture have been advocated as a means to allow endurance of social programmes once intermediaries leave the community. The aim of this study was to unveil the circumstances which facilitate or inhibit the institutional work of intermediaries for social change, combining institutional entrepreneurship and social capital theories. The research focussed on the work of a Brazilian NGO in two different contexts: in an isolated rural community in the Amazon basin, and in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil. Through multiple case study analysis and interviewing both NGO project managers and community beneficiaries on project results and challenges, this study sheds light on how the existence of a community logic helps achieving goals of socioeconomic development by taking entrepreneurial actions, and how this community logic is affected by geographic and socioeconomic characteristics of each community. This study adds to previous academic research showing the role community leaders have in building on community’s assets and on intermediaries’ assistance to change their social reality.

ECONOMIC RISK OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE TERRITORIES OF ADVANCED SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

The Russian economy needs a qualitative leap in the rate of economic development. The peculiarity of Russia development is the functioning of municipalities and entire regions with a single industry specialization of the economy. In the context of macroeconomic instability, the above-mentioned territories need preventive support. The instrument of such support since 2015 has been the territories of advanced social and economic development, initially created in the Far East, and since 2016 in single-industry towns. Purpose of the research is to identify and analyze the risk phenomenon of deviations from the goal of socio-economic development of territorial economic entities that have received the status of TASED resident. The city of Naberezhnye Chelny was chosen as the object of study as the first monoterritory with the status of TASED. The objectives of the research work are to detail the essential characteristics of TASED their actualization in the context of the identified problems. The relevance of creating TASED in cities with a single industry economy is determined, the importance of TASED as a zone of favorable economic activity and the emergence of growth points, as well as an institution for the development of the economy of territorial entities, is emphasized. The advantages of TASED as a certain type of territorial formations for residents of TASED are substantiated, and, on the other hand, possible risk factors of deviations from the development goal of TASED are identified and the directions of the search for anti-risk management decisions are identified. In the process of writing, general scientific methods of theoretical and empirical knowledge were used: the method of scientific abstraction, the method of analogies, the logical method, methods of analysis and synthesis, the method of formalization, the method of classification, system, statistical, structural, functional, economic analysis.

Sociocultural Restrictions on the Commercialization of Innovations in Russia

The innovation process involves not only inventive activity, but also successful commercialization of inventions. While the inventive potential in Russia was and remains at a fairly high level, when it comes to the promotion of new products to the market, Russian innovators usually have difficulties. Such a paradox can be associated with various factors: geographical conditions and the availability of natural resources, political factors, as well as socio-economic and institutional factors. This article focuses on the sociocultural factor as a constraint to successful commercialization of innovations in Russia. In addition to a theoretical review of the problems, the results of in-depth interviews conducted in 2015–2016 are presented. During the interview, three groups of innovation process participants/potential participants were interviewed, namely representatives of the scientific and inventive environment, the business environment, and the development institute specially created by the state to support the commercialization of scientific developments (“Skolkovo”). The sample included respondents from Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, and Penza. According to the survey, the commercialization of innovations in Russia can be limited by significant differences in the values of scientists/inventors and business, low level of trust, paternalism, the “win-lose” ideology, and negative attitude to innovations in the society. In addition, the article raises the question of transforming sociocultural constraints into a set of potentials depending on socio-economic conditions and development goals, and discusses the possibility of applying the results of sociocultural studies in carrying out reforms.

Pathways from payments for ecosystem services program to socioeconomic outcomes

Payment for ecosystem services (PES) is a widely accepted policy tool for achieving environmental conservation and socioeconomic development goals. However, the mechanisms through which PES programs affect socioeconomic outcomes remain elusive. Here, we use a framework which integrates links between PES programs, livelihood activities, and socioeconomic outcomes, to determine how China’s Grain-to-Green Program (GTGP) has affected the incomes of participating households in the Yanhe watershed of the Loess Plateau. The results show that although the total effect of the GTGP on household income is not statistically significant, there are still two significant pathways. Through the analysis we found that implementation of the GTGP significantly increased the participations in local non-farm jobs, which leads to increased household incomes. Based on our findings, we suggest several ways of improving the socioeconomic outcomes of the GTGP through increasing non-farm work benefit of participating households, maximizing the positive effect of economic forest, and reducing the reliance of households on income from crop production. Our study provides a template for revealing the underlying pathways to socioeconomic outcomes of PES programs – crucial knowledge if we are to design and implement better PES programs and achieve the desired environmental conservation and poverty reduction goals.

THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF MARRIED HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT STUDENTS IN A PHILIPPINE STATE UNIVERSITY: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY

A college degree has always been linked with success. This is the usual answer by people from underdeveloped countries like the Philippines. For Filipinos, finishing college is the most effective antidote to poverty, and parents consider it a precious dowry for their children. This phenomenological case study, using semi-structured interviews, reveals the transformative effect of a college degree upon the life prospects of young, married, millennial students. Their narratives illustrate the complex balancing between school life as students and family life as fathers and mothers. They tell an interesting story of pushing efforts of adapting family life to the needs of schooling. This specific case study shows how inclusive education can be supported by government authorities achieve socio-economic development goals. Keywords: college degree, college life, married millennial students, phenomenological study

Assessing the socio-cultural indicators of the population’ quality of life in the transboundary region

Ensuring a high, decent quality of life becomes the goal of socio-economic development of countries and regions, and the formation of a system to ensure a high quality of life leads to ensuring the necessary level of social security. This becomes especially relevant in the territory of transboundary regions. This is determined by the fact that each transboundary region has its own models of ensuring the quality of life of the population, uses its own mechanisms for improving the quality of the social environment and the ecological situation, as well as its own sociocultural living conditions. This article is aimed at identifying the sociocultural conditions for ensuring the quality of life of the population in a cross-border region (using the example of the Trans-Baikal region). The integrative culture-centric approach is the leading approach to the study of socio-cultural indicators of the quality of life of the population. It is based on a set of opposing points of view related both to the subjective perception of life values and to the awareness of the reality and objectivity of the surrounding world. The use of an integrative culture-centric approach made it possible to characterize the objective aspect of the quality of life of a population in a transboundary region in the context of understanding the level of development of the socio-cultural space and the nature of its influence on the lives of citizens. At the same time, this approach made it possible to study the subjective aspect of the quality of life of the population in a transboundary region through the assessment of people’s satisfaction with the quality of their life. As part of the study, a survey of 4,700 residents of municipal areas and urban districts of the Trans-Baikal region was conducted at the age of 18 to 85 years old and indicators are highlighted. They reflect the sociocultural aspects of respondents’ satisfaction with their lives, leisure activities, and the availability of cultural institutions. The materials of the article are of practical value for the authorities and state institutions, public associations, and the world community as a whole. Since they are the basis for developing meaningful social policy measures that expand opportunities for the development of the sociocultural living space of the population, implement social programs and projects aimed at improving the quality of life in different countries, and also develop recommendations for reducing the level of dissatisfaction with the quality of life of people in different countries and regions.

ГЕНДЕРНО-ОРІЄНТОВАНЕ БЮДЖЕТУВАННЯ: СУТНІСТЬ ТА ПЕРСПЕКТИВИ ЗАПРОВАДЖЕННЯ В УКРАЇНІ

Стаття присвячена визначенню сутності методу гендерно-орієнтованого бюджетування, розкриттю його недоліків і переваг та обґрунтуванню перспектив запровадження гендерного бюджетування у бюджетному процесі України. Доведено, що гендерне бюджетування необхідно розглядати як різновид бюджетування, орієнтованого на результат, оскільки це є програмно-цільовий метод планування показників бюджету. Відмінності полягають лише у визначенні (деталізації) показників результативності, що використовуються у паспорті бюджетної програми. Акцент робиться саме не гендерній чутливості таких показників. Через потребу у наявності значного масиву деталізованої інформації для запровадження гендерного бюджетування у бюджетному процесі України на початкових етапах його використання буде обмежено бюджетами територіальних громад. У подальшому за рахунок накопичення відповідної необхідної інформації у розрізі всіх ланок бюджетної системи можливе запровадження методу гендерно-орієнтованого бюджетування й на рівні державного бюджету.

Ekspanzija kanala marketinga i njihov uticaj na trgovinu poljoprivredno-prehrambenim proizvodima - međunarodna iskustva

The research aims to point to the possibilities of efficient placement of agri-food products of the Republic of Serbia as one of the major strategic goals of socio-economic development. More rigorous customer demands for quality products imply an effective marketing channel design that allows fast delivery. France, as an agriculturally developed country, achieves a competitive advantage in the placement of food through the inclusion of Intertek global operator in the channel of marketing. The entire research is based on the application of several methods of modern quantitative and qualitative analysis. The result of the analysis of international experiences is the proposal of an institutional solution and sustainable development of the channel of marketing of agri-food products. Fast, flexible and vertically integrated food marketing channels play a decisive role in competitiveness in the domestic and international market of agribusiness. Increasing competitiveness at domestic, regional and international level is the outcome of the research. By examining the results of structural changes and involving Intertek operators in the food supply chain at the international level, we are pointing to the possible directions of the development of the agribusiness system in the Republic of Serbia. The way to create competitive advantages is to establish, innovate and strengthen links between the subjects of the agribusiness marketing channel as an inseparable component of the reproductive process in the agricultural and food industries.

Consumption-based accounting of CO2 emissions in the sustainable development Goals Agenda

ABSTRACTIn 2017 the paper ‘The Sustainable Development Oxymoron: Quantifying and Modelling the Incompatibility of Sustainable Development Goals’ was published, showing that there is a conflict between socio-economic development goals and ecological sustainability goals using cross-country time-series data. The authors looked at production-based CO2 emissions to measure and model the 13th SDG goal addressing climate change. Their models showed that production-based CO2 emissions were stalling or even decreasing in rich countries, which suggests that other countries are also likely to see stalling and decrease in their CO2 emissions once they become rich. However, this conclusion can be challenged when accounting for consumption-based CO2 emissions rather than production-based CO2 emissions. In this follow-up paper, we re-run some of the analyses performed in the original paper making use of consumption-based CO2 emissions. The analysis confirms the inherent SDG conflict between socio-economic and ecological SDGs. But, this new analysis demonstrates that from a consumption perspective the trend of stalling or decreasing CO2 emissions is reversed, with natural depletion costs being exported to poorer countries. Despite this new perspective on CO2 emissions, the conflict between SDG goals can still be avoided by making investments in public health, education and renewable energy, as suggested in the original paper.

English

Irrigation practice across the world is vital to successful green revolution all year round to achieving sustainable development goals in food security, socio-economic and rural development. However, irrigation practice in Nigeria has not achieved the set goals despite the huge investment involved. Moreover, the level of investment and abundant water resources ought to have expedited the goals of food self-sufficiency and socio-economic development in the country. This review attempts to uncover the underline issues regarding the irrigation practice in Nigeria through the evaluation of past and present practices, and its future prospects. The review showed that the major persistent issues that have been hindering the performance of irrigation practice to achieving the set goals were inconsistent government policies, lack of political commitment, low awareness and lack of technical know-how among the farmers on irrigation farming system, and untimely financial intervention. In addition, the communication gap between the government and the farmers was responsible for some cases of underutilization and abandonment of large-scale irrigation system. The study concluded that to achieve food security and socio-economic development through irrigation systems practice in Nigeria, there is need to provide proper policy framework, appropriate technology, and farmers’ awareness and their inclusion in the decision making process. Key words: Irrigation practice, Green revolution, socio-economic development.

Determine the External Debt Threshold of the Southeast Asian Countries: Analysis Using Laffer Curve?

This paper research the relationship between external debt and economic growth. Using the debt Laffer curve theory, the authors determine the maximum debt level of the Southeast Asian countries. Secondary data period 2006–2014 of 10 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are collected from the Asian Development Bank and the International Monetary Fund website. The authors use the method of regression for balanced panel data with a fixed effect model. The research results indicate that there exists a nonlinear relationship between external debt and economic growth in the Southeast Asian countries, including five variables: budget balance to gross domestic product, the lag of gross domestic product growth, the ratio of total investment to gross domestic product, the ratio of external debt to gross domestic product and the ratio of debt payments on exports of goods and services. These five variables are significant statistics and explain the meaning 24.87 % of the model. The other two: trade openness and trade index are not statistically significant. On the other hand, the research results have found the maximum debt level of the Southeast Asian countries, which is 70.42 %. Based on the study results, the authors suggest some recommendations to help the government of the Southeast Asian countries to build up the maximum debt levels, in line with the socio-economic development goals of their countries in each period.

Consumption-Based Accounting of CO2 Emissions in the Sustainable Development Goals Agenda

In 2017 the paper Sustainable Development Oxymoron: Quantifying and Modelling the Incompatibility of Sustainable Development Goals (Spaiser et al. 2017) was published, showing that there is a conflict between socio-economic development goals and ecological sustainability goals using cross-country time-series data. The authors looked at production-based CO2 emissions to measure and model the 13th SDG goal addressing climate change. Their models showed that production-based CO2 emissions were stalling or even decreasing in rich countries, which suggests that other countries are also likely to see stalling and decrease in their CO2 emissions once they become rich. However, this conclusion can be challenged when accounting for consumption-based CO2 emissions rather than production-based CO2 emissions. In this follow-up paper, we re-run some of the analyses performed in the original paper making use of consumption-based CO2 emissions. The analysis confi rms the inherent SDG conflict between socio-economic and ecological SDGs. But, this new analysis demonstrates that from a consumption perspective the trend of stalling of decreasing CO2 emissions is reversed, with natural depletion costs being exported to poorer countries. Despite this new perspective on CO2 emissions, the conflict between SDG goals can still be avoided by making investments in public health, education and renewable energy, as suggested in the original paper.