Abstract
Autore:
Malle Silvana
Titolo:
"Le sfide della modernizzazione in russia: sviluppi economici e cambiamenti istituzionali"
The Russian economy based on natural resources and energy benefited from robust growth in 2000s before badly collapsing due the word crisis and price shock from late 2008 to 2009 . Following a short recovery, impending stagnation from mid-2013 reinforces earlier doubts on the sustainability of this model of growth. Modernisation plans focus now on two interconnected priorities: the accelerated upgrading of defence capabilities and the development of Siberia and the Far East in a geopolitical attempt to counterbalance China´s expansion while also taking advantage of Asian growth. Russian vision is moving eastward but with an eye to western technologies.
The implementation of these projects - originally planned for 2020-25 – has been slowed down by two main factors: less state funding due to the crisis and less than expected private funds due to poor legal protection of investments. The authorities are pursuing two corrective routes: first, adopting market-friendly institutions along the advice of the WTO and the OECD. But this takes time. Second, engaging in far-reaching projects a number of business organisations - a finally visible nucleus of private entrepreneurship in Russian civil society - by improving public procurement and private-public partnership legislation.Goals are ambitious and roadmaps full of bumps and holes. Yet, things are moving on and social consensus is still broadly in line. A minus remains the effort to retain central control. Conferring more voice and decision-making on resources to the regions together with enhanced administrative responsibility would help.
