Vol. 17 No. 3 (2024)

The article examines the issues of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) agenda based on the implementation of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) principles within the Arctic Belt and Road (ABRR) project and proposes possible solutions using the public-private partnership (PPP) mechanism. The objective is to analyze approaches to the implementation of the SDGs and ESG principles in the Arctic Silk Road project as a key element of the Belt and Road initiative, and to develop proposals for integrating sustainable development, environmental protection and equitable economic development within this initiative, taking possible risks into account. By using quantitative and qualitative methods, the article explores the hypothesis that the integration of insurance-linked securities (ILS) and ESG instruments into the risk management strategy of the Arctic Belt and Road project will be associated with the ability of the project to protect critical infrastructure investments from environmental and geopolitical uncertainties, thereby increasing fi stability and sustainability in the region. By using ILS tools to hedge potential losses from natural disasters and extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change, a project can improve its fi resilience and ensure the continuity of critical infrastructure investments. On the other hand, integrating ESG principles into a project’s risk management strategies is consistent with the goal of promoting sustainable practices, environmental responsibility, and stakeholder engagement.

The aim of the study is to analyze trade interactions of Northeast Asian (NEA) countries in 2014-2023. The article shows that the NEA market is one of the largest in the world, but not sufficiently integrated. The analysis revealed that NEA is experiencing processes that do not explicitly conflict with each other, but contributed to its trade fragmentation. The obtained estimates pointed to the low intensity of trade in NEA in general and the potential for expanding trade relations, which is constrained by various restrictions. At the same time, for some commodity flows (food products, chemicals, and mineral fuels) there was an increase in the intensification of trade in NEA, largely due to Russia's more active participation in trade with the countries of the sub-global region. The analysis of trade flows and assessment of trade intensity allowed the author to identify the following characteristics of trade interactions in Northeast Asia in 2014-2023: the orientation of the CJK (China, Japan and Republic of Korea) toward trade with third countries and a gradual weakening of trade interactions between them, especially between Japan and the Republic of Korea; general stagnation in trade between the CJK and insignificant interactions between the “peripheral” economies (Russia, Mongolia, and the DPRK); attraction of trade of the “peripheral” economies to China in the context of favorable bilateral political relations, the creation of exogenous barriers to interaction with developed countries for the Russian and North Korean economies, and the absence of other alternatives for the Mongolian economy. The expansion of China’s economic influence in NEA was determined, which contributed to the gradual isolation of Japan in the trade and economic processes of the sub-global region. In addition to the direct attraction of trade flows in NEA to the Chinese economy, China has begun to position herself as the most convenient participant in trade and economic interactions for all countries of the sub-global region.

The article examines the energy and heat supply systems of the Khabarovsk Krai taking into account the changes in the institutional conditions of their functioning. The electric power industry is viewed as a branch of specialization of the region due to the concentration of dispatching and management functions in the region. The paper states that the technological status of the energy system of the region is inferior to the neighboring regions of the Eastern Unifi Energy System, which is due to the old generating equipment and the increasing capacity defi Taking heat economy characteristics into account the situation in the region is more favorable than in the southern zone of the Far Eastern Federal District. Basing on the consumption and purchasing power assessment, economic accessibility of electric and thermal energy makes the Khabarovsk Krai inferior to neighboring regions, which is due to a higher level of electricity tariffs, and a higher thermal energy consumption.

The paper presents the stages of constructing a vector autoregression model (VAR model) for forecasting inflation at the regional level, and a short-term inflation forecast for the Jewish Autonomous Region. For this purpose, a selection of possible indicators for the VAR model has been singled out, and the need for their use has been economically justified. It has also been proved that it is necessary to use fictitious variables to eliminate the influence of identified shocks in the dynamics of inflation. The resulting VAR model has been recognized as sound after conducting the necessary econometric tests. The model has been verified. It is worth noting that the developed VAR model is suitable only for the study of the selected subject of the Russian Federation, since each region of Russia has its own uniqueness. The selection of indicators should be singled out individually for each territory. At the same time, the algorithm for constructing a forecasting model is universal and can be applied to various territories. It has been concluded that it is important to build an inflation forecast, since its impact must be taken into account in financial planning by absolutely all economic agents at all hierarchical levels: government, business, and the public. The views expressed herein are solely those of the authors. The content and results of this research should not be considered or referred to in any publications as the Bank of Russia’s official position, official policy, or decisions. Any errors in this document are the responsibility of the authors. All rights reserved. Reproduction is prohibited without the authors’ consent.

The availability of human resources is one of the main conditions for the socio-economic development of an economic entity of any scale: from an enterprise to the state. Work with human resources is most often studied in the context of its formation both in literature and in practice. Meanwhile, working with human resources also implies its rational use, especially in case of insuffi of this resource. The state of the labor market is the main indicator of the use of the territory's human resources potential. The structure of unemployment, the imbalance between the needs of the labor market and the real structure of employment are direct consequences of the problems of personnel formation and use. The Far East today is the object of an active comprehensive policy of the state. Special development tools are used in relation to this macro-region, starting with the Far Eastern Hectare program to the only institute of its kind - the Ministry for the Development of the Far East.

This scientifi and practical article has been prepared in order to summarize the experience of the Legislative Duma of the Khabarovsk Territory in the period of 2019- 2024. The work describes the specifi of the process of formation of the dynamic regional parliament, external factors of the Duma's activities, legislative results, the contribution of the deputies of the seventh convocation to the development of the forms of parliamentary activity and parliamentary communications. The alteration of the majority faction in the Legislative Duma of the Territory in 2019 has been justifi by the high demand of citizens for social changes and the requirement to reduce the distance of power. The leading external conditions of the Duma's work are characterized by pandemic shock, socio-political instability and protest phenomena in the region, constitutional changes in public authority, a special military operation and its goals. The results of the work of the deputies of the seventh convocation are the following: initiation and adoption of constituent and basic laws of the region, development of a variety of forms of the Duma's work, active communications including the Internet space, contribution to parliamentary diplomacy. The following lessons have been induced from the experience of the regional parliament: the lesson of a far-sighted attitude to parliamentary leadership; the lesson of long-term party work based on the principles of succession of generations; the lesson of flexible and socially dynamic lawmaking and parliamentary control; the lesson of openness and broad communication of the deputy team. The article is addressed to researchers and practitioners in the fi of regional public administration, aimed at disseminating the experience of parliamentary management in conditions of change and high uncertainty.

The research relevance is determined by the need to assess the potential of transformations in the activities of public authorities to attract investment in regions and municipalities. The article considers the processes of dynamic changes in the mechanism of the regional investment standard, determined by the investment needs of the country's regions and implemented in the form of elements of fi the current mechanism. The authors determine the results of the implementation of the second-generation regional investment standard and identify the reserves for the development of its tools, substantiate the processes of transformation and maturity which meet modern macroeconomic challenges and priority goals of economic growth. The maturity mechanisms of the third- generation regional investment standard are briefl characterized. The correlation of new elements of regional and municipal investment standards is determined. The problem fiof interfacing these mechanisms in the process of their implementation is outlined. At the stage of unifi of elements of the municipal investment standard and coordination of actions of regions and municipalities to increase investment activity, generalization of regional experience in order to identify successful practices for their further replication is of practical interest. The conditions of applicability of the regional investment standard maturity mechanisms for increasing the investment activity of territories are: unifiof approaches to the implementation of elements of the municipal investment standard; interfacing of elements of regional and municipal investment standards in order to create conditions for the implementation of proactive investment strategy of municipalities; generalization and replication of successful practices of territories on the integration of the municipal standard in the system of regional investment policy. The results of implementing the regional investment standard should be: the dynamics and structure of investments (growth of the volume of investments); increase (taking into account possible expansion) of the number of investors; growth of the degree of trust and satisfaction of business with actions of the authorities.

The article is devoted to the relations of power that develop in the conditions of the project form of organization of activities. The main purpose of the article is to analyze the impact of project characteristics on the need for a certain type of authority to effectively manage a team. The article uses Max Weber's typology of authority, and provides a comparative description of each type of authority in relation to the the existing conditions in the project. The need for a traditional type of authority arises in circumstances of strict compliance with the institutional context of the project and with powerful stakeholders. The means of expressing the traditional type of authority in the project is contextual competence in the content as defi by the IPMA standards. The charismatic type of authority is relevant in projects with high uncertainty, requiring creative, unique solutions. This type of authority ensures team cohesion in the confi pursuit of project success. Finally, the bureaucratic type of authority is relevant in standard projects with open regulated interaction of team members. And this type of authority is expressed through the application of professional standards and corporate project management techniques, which is most noticeable in companies with high organizational maturity. The fi part of the article presents a semantic differential of types of authority according to the characteristics of the project. As a result of the work, a conclusion was made about the possible combination of all three types of authority in a project in the form of a triad of managerial roles «project sponsor - project manager - head of the project offi (or functional manager)».

Increased uncertainty in the world, probability of new pandemics, geopolitical confl risks of recession indicate about a high frequency of external shocks. At the same time, their impacts can manifest itself to varying degrees for all the environmental, economic and social spheres, and territorial entities of different levels (country, macro region, region, municipality). Therefore, the identifi of changes, assessment of the scale and character of the impact of exogenous shocks on territorial formations are the basis for correction of strategies of management development of the territory in new conditions. The article presents an overview of scientifi publications devoted to the assessment of shock resistance of territorial systems. The author's methodology for a comprehensive assessment of shock resistance of territories (regions and municipalities) is proposed, taking into account the assessment of dynamic, short-term and comparative stability according to three groups of indicators - social, economic and environmental. The selection of indicators in the terms of limited municipal statistical data is justifi and a methodology for calculating the resistance score is given. An approach to grouping territories according to the level of resistance has been developed. This approach can also be used to identify factors of shock resistance of territories, and be one of the elements of effectiveness analysis of government support measures during periods of external shocks.

The process of generational change is a rigidly determined sociobiological process. It can be argued that the generational change in entrepreneurship is taking place within the framework of the current historical period under the infl of revolutionary technological processes. The phenomenon of the «digital divide» is growing between generations, each generation has its advantages over others and the next generation has greater and deeper digital human competencies. An additional catalyst for the acceleration of the process is the state, the introduction of state standards to the economy and other spheres of human social life encourages entrepreneurs to adapt to these requirements and switch to the digital human format. Several case studies have been analyzed within the framework of this study in order to identify the features of generational change in the business environment. The obtained results show the specifi of the generational change. Generation X, who started their business in the 1990s, is being replaced by more trained and competent entrepreneurs who have a clear understanding of how to run a business and where to move using digital technologies. We observe the following pattern of changing entrepreneurial cohorts: «X»→»Y»→»Z», the bundle «X»→»Y» can be described as a phenomenon of the «digital divide» and technological transitions and the bundle «Y»→»Z» is regarded as a more evolutionary transition from one model of moving business to another more digitalized and technologically advanced model. In this regard, we do not see a deep«digital divide», generation «Y» looks like a «digital person» in relation to generation «Z», fully adapted to current digital technologies.

Fitness center managers in Russia and the Far East, as well as the managers of organizations in other areas, face the problem of ineffective operations. Regional features such as remoteness, cultural diversity, and climatic conditions can affect the competitiveness of fi services. Solutions to the problem can lie in the internal environment of the organization, including improving the management system and the activity planning system. In most Russian organizations, and fi centers are no exception, tactical planning and the control and motivation of activities tied to it are carried out over relatively long time periods: a month, a quarter, a half-year, a year. However, in the conditions of the Far East, where a rapidly changing economic and social situation requires fl the relevance of shorter-term planning increases. In the article, the authors present the results of testing the weekly operational management system in the activities of fi centers in Russia. In particular, it is shown that it allows fi industry organizations to expand their client base, increase sales revenue, and ensure an increase in salaries for employees responsible for sales. The fi may be of interest to managers of fi centers in Russia and the Far East, in particular, those interested in improving the effi of management activities.

The authors present an analysis of the historical period of training management personnel in the system of political party educational institutions created by the Soviet government. The formation and development of this new system in the Russian Far East was signifi complicated and restrained by the conditions of the protracted civil war and foreign military intervention, the high level of illiteracy of the local population, the lack of properly trained teaching staff, teaching aids, a small number of management personnel loyal to the new government, and remoteness from the central part and Soviet governmental bodies. The analysis of archival materials, governing party documents and available scientifi publications revealed that the systematic work of governmental bodies to create various forms of Soviet-party education focused on training management personnel with political potential to solve key and urgent problems of the integrated development of the Far Eastern territories. The study of the problem helps to expand the existing knowledge about the state Soviet policy in training management personnel, the forms, methods and techniques used, the infl of various factors on the system effectiveness. This is vitally important for identifying historical experience for the current phase of improving management personnel training for state authorities and municipal administrations.

The article presents the main milestones in the development of sociology in the Russian Far East. The institutionalization of regional sociology in the Soviet, perestroika, and modern periods is traced in chronological order, the features of formation are noted. Based on the materials of the State Archive of the Khabarovsk Territory and the Archive of the Far Eastern Institute of Management historical facts and events refl the process of formation and development of sociological science and practice in the Far Eastern territories of Russia are considered. The article presents the institutionalization of sociology since the beginning of the 90s of the twentieth century as an academic discipline that forms sociological thinking of future and current managers and sociologists. The contribution of the Far Eastern party and modern sociologists is described. The authors' assessments and conclusions about stages of Russian Far Eastern sociological science development give understanding of its historical lessons how to scientifi support activities of authorities and how to manage further socio-economic development of the Russian Far East better for improving the quality of life of its population.