ABSTRACTS
The article deals with the basic elements of a rational
strategy of economic development of Russia in the modern circumstances. The
analysis shows that the current state of confrontation between Russia and the
United States will last long enough. Trying to shorten the period of forced
partial isolation, Russia should use it to restore growth and to prepare for
further integration with Europe. We need to debug the credit system, to
complete the creation of the NIS, as well as systems of indicative planning and
continuing education, and to improve the administration in accordance with the
principles of the theory of «developmental state». Implementing import
substitution, we should seek to production diversification, based on the expansion
of domestic consumption of goods produced from natural resources. It is
necessary to ensure the dissemination of the technologies available at leading
Russian companies in the whole country, and accelerate the transition to
innovative development. To solve these problems, one needs a modern science
sector, containing all the intermediate links between basic and applied
research. Strengthening the rule of law, respect for the opposition, improving
the investment climate – this strategy is the best response to foreign
political pressure, the key to Russia's strategic security.
Keywords: middle income trap, national innovation system,
indicative planning, integration, regional development agency, diversification,
science sector, strategic security.
Voronovitsky M.Ì., Tsvetkov V.A. Mechanisms of the
Herd Behavior of Market Participants. // Economics of contemporary
Russia 2014. ¹3 (66) Ñ.17-36.
The behavior in the system which consists from autonomous subsystems,
which are using information about behavior of the other subsystems only when
they make decisions, we have to consider often at study of some economic
phenomenons. Such behavior is named a herd behavior. Different approaches to
study of the herd behavior are comparing in this paper and some perspectives of
further study of this problem are discussed.
Keywords: collective behavior, herd behavior, mathematical
model, a steady state.
Fridman A.A. Phenomena of the World Diamond
Market. Part 3. //
Economics of contemporary Russia 2014. ¹3 (66) Ñ.37-55.
The world market for rough diamonds in the XXth century was a unique
example of classic monopolistic structure headed by De Beers; it was usually
referred to in any textbook on microeconomics. However, at the end of XXth
century, due to a number of various events, this market has demonstrated clear
evolution towards more competitiveness, while De Beers has declared itself the
market leader rather than the guardian of the sector. At the same time, the
world market for diamonds and its extended version – the global market for
rough and polished diamonds – is characterized by several phenomena. The
present paper is devoted to the identification and the analysis of these
phenomena.
Keywords: natural rough diamonds, the market for rough diamonds,
phenomena, Kimberley process (KP), statistics of KP, China cut, World Diamond
Production.
Solovyov A.K. Replacement Rate
of Retirement Pension: the Conflict of Macroeconomic and Social Objectives. // Economics of contemporary
Russia 2014. ¹3 (66) Ñ.56-67.
The replacement rate serves in practice of activity of the
state pension systems as the major indicator of efficiency of insurance pension
system as he allows to estimate level of replacement by pension of the lost
earnings of the worker. At carrying out of the international comparisons the
replacement factor is used as the basic indicator of level of provision of
pensions. Therefore replacement rate even more often suggest to consider as a
target reference point in the course of reforming of pension system. In article
the design procedure of factor of replacement for Russia according to the
international standards, results of the executed calculations for the purpose
of their approbation taking into account characteristics of the insured persons
and an analytical estimation of conformity of level of replacement rate to the
minimum international norms of social security is described developed by the
author for the first time in the Russian science and practice.
Keywords: pension system; the insured persons; labour pension;
replacement rate; calculation methodology.
Habibullin R.I. Joint-Stock
Companies with Employees: Current Status and Effectiveness, Problems and
Prospects. // Economics
of contemporary Russia 2014. ¹3 (66) Ñ.68-86.
The article presents the results of the author's investigation into the current
state of development of joint-stock companies with employees as shareholders in
Russia. The classification of Russian joint-stock companies with employees as
shareholders according to the industry and regional characteristics is
introduced. The results of comparative analysis of results of activity of
joint-stock companies with employees as shareholders with companies functioning
on the basis of traditional legal models. It has been shown that labor-managed
firms have significant advantages in ensuring socio-economic development than
traditionally managed companies. Also the factors of socio-economic stability
of joint-stock companies with employees as shareholders are discussed, problems
pertaining to their diffusion are reflected and prospects of their development
in our country are indicated.
Keywords: joint-stock companies with employees as shareholders,
efficiency, labor-managed firms, labor collective, modernization,
democratization of property, ESOP, institutional environment.
Andryushkevich O.A., Denisova I.M. The
Formation of Entrepreneurial Universities in Innovative Economy. // Economics of contemporary Russia 2014. ¹3 (66) Ñ.87-103.
The paper analyzes the
problems of formation of the entrepreneurial universities as one of the
elements of a new innovation development model – the «triple helix» model. We
are focused on Russia, where the process of formation of the entrepreneurial
universities is at the initial stage. A number of peculiarities of this
process, due to the specific socio-economic factors are studied.
Keywords: triple helix model,
the entrepreneurial university, innovation infrastructure.
Chernoy L.S. Transformation of
Business Ethics in Modern and Contemporary Times. // Economics of contemporary Russia 2014. ¹3 (66) Ñ.104-117.
The article describes the transformation of the mass business
ethics in modern and contemporary times. It is shown, that the socio-economic
development of market economies in these epochs consistently called into
question the need and possibility of sustainable limitations of entrepreneurial
activism on the part of the inner moral normativity, as well as ability of
state bodies to ensure equal and fair rules of market competition. Thus, the
whole system of institutions of mutual trust between entrepreneurs, and between
entrepreneurs and the state is problematized, inevitably reducing the
possibility of planning and forecasting of economic development.
Keywords: business ethics, entrepreneurial motivations, civic
virtues, moral law, free competition, negative externalities, conflicts of
normativity, social legitimacy.
Danilina Ya.V. The Reality of the
Reform of the Education System and Prospects of Innovative Development of the
Economy. // Economics of
contemporary Russia 2014. ¹3 (66) Ñ.118-129.
In the article the educational system is considered as an
external supplier of the main for the innovation economy of the resource – knowledge.
Analyzed are the real consequences, conducted in Russian education reform, and
their influence on development opportunities of innovative characteristics of
the economy. Considered education systems of several countries whose economy at
the present stage recognized as innovative, achievements and problems in this
sphere.
Keywords: intellectual potential, the education system, national
innovation system.
Ribachuk M.A. Analyzing and
Measuring the Proportions of the System Structure of the Organization: the Case
of Dubna International University. // Economics of contemporary Russia
2014. ¹3 (66) Ñ.130-146.
This article contains the methods and results of the analysis
and measurement of organizational system structure quantity features (by the
example of Dubna International University). The system structure is observed
taking into account the proportions between the number of
organizational-economic subsystems of four basic types (objective,
environmental, processional and project subsystems) operating in organization.
The methodology for conducting such analysis was proposed taking
into consideration the role of different observers, the participants of
organization activities. A tool for graphic reflection of organizational and
economic systems interaction within the organization, i.e. the system map of
organization, was offered. It was demonstrated how developing the theory of
system balance in the economy may solve a number of problems related to the
crisis conditions in the economic theory.
Keywords: crisis of economic theory, economic imbalance, systemic
paradigm, system measurement, system map, the new theory of economic systems,
system parity.
Reznik S.D., Makarova S.N.
Professional and Social Preparation of Youth for the Real Life: Experience of
the Regional University. //
Economics of contemporary Russia 2014. ¹3 (66) Ñ.147-160.
On the basis of monitoring of graduates of administrative and
economic specialties of regional higher education institution results of an
assessment of professional and social readiness of student's youth to real
practical activities in the management and business sphere are presented. The
special attention is paid to the methodical approaches providing effective
functioning of system of vocational training of graduates of administrative
specialties of higher educational institutions taking into account their gender
features.
Keywords: higher education institution, students, vocational
training, employment, female head.
Voeikov M.I. The Monetary Reform
of 1924 and Function of G.Y. Sokolnikov.
// Economics of contemporary Russia 2014. ¹3 (66) Ñ.161-172.
The article considers the theoretical and practical heritage
G.Y. Sokolnikov, its role in the economic reform of 1924 and the creation of a
stable monetary and financial system in the 1920s in the Soviet Union.
Keywords: The new economic policy, budget, exchange rate, gold,
gold pieces, monetary policy, financial system, the economic logic of the G.Y.
Sokolnikov.