The "Economic Strategies" journal

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2016 #4. Window of Opportunities




System Designs of the Global Oil and Oil Products Market

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System Designs of the Global Oil and Oil Products Market

The paper examines in detail the system designs of the global oil and oil products market based on accomplishing a series of preconditions for a global competition compliance (for example, by such indicator as the price-quality of oil and oil products), to which the following compliances can be attributed: the existence of the great number of independent oil producer, as well as producers, suppliers and consumers of petroleum products, the possibility of a free trade of the productive forces (logistics) and oil products produced with the help of such forces. The productive forces include the broad paradigm of activities related not only to mining and processing of oil resources, but also to their transportation through pipelines and marine large vessels. It is also necessary to include here the independence of business entities; uniformity, comparability of oil and oil products; availability of access to objective information about the market.

Towards Investments

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Towards Investments

One of the pledges for investment attractiveness of any country or region is the accessibility of its electric grid infrastructure. Recognizing this, the Moscow government and the electric grid companies of the capital are working hard to simplify the procedure of technological connection to electric grids. In the ranking Doing Business – 2016 Russia has climbed 11 steps – from 62th to 51st place out of 183 countries. At the same time, in terms of simplifying the procedure of connection to the grid, our country set a record, having dashed directly through 114 steps. About realization of the program for improving accessibility of energy infrastructure in Moscow we talked to a representative of one of the largest power grid companies of the capital – Deputy Director General in sales of JSC “United Energy Company” Irina Silaeva.

The Output of the Russian Economy from the Crisis is Delayed

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The Output of the Russian Economy from the Crisis is Delayed

Changing of a conjuncture index of “Economic strategy” (CIES) for the January – March 2016 is considered. The contribution of indicators of supply and demand in CIES is estimated. The analysis of industrial production is carried out.

International Forum of Creative Youth “Cultural Diplomacy in the XXI Century: New Challenges, New Solutions”

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International Forum of Creative Youth “Cultural Diplomacy in the XXI Century: New Challenges, New Solutions”

Results of the International Forum of creative youth “Cultural diplomacy in the XXI century: new challenges, new solutions”, held in April 2016 in the ethnographic park-museum “Ethnomir” in Kaluga region.

They are the First to Enter the Hell, or the Total Plot

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They are the First to Enter the Hell, or the Total Plot

At the time, when the World War forces were already gathered, there lived in Russia one happy family, in which husband and wife doted each other, and children were surrounded by care and love. Perhaps there were quite a lot of such families. But we shall talk about only one, the family of Nicholay Alexandrovich and Alexandra Feodorovna, the Emperor and the Empress.

On Peculiarities of Enterprises Demutualization While Forming Integrated Economic System

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On Peculiarities of Enterprises Demutualization While Forming Integrated Economic System

The article focuses on the problems of improving domestic economic policy of Russia. According to the authors, in the coming decades possibility of embedding our economy into the world economy on acceptable to us terms is practically excluded. This necessitates the formation of an internal integrated economic system (IES) corresponding both to external realities and to objectives of emerging social state. At the same time the IES construction should begin with formation of the enterprise share capital as the basis of an integrated economic system. We believe that during formation of the enterprises share capital and the IES such structure forming principles should be considered as democratic centralism and centralized democracy (some combination of centralized and decentralized fundamentals). The article also discusses some issues of education, enterprises functioning and management with regard to the new principles of corporatization.

State and Business Interaction: Survey of Economics and Policy Through Time

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State and Business Interaction: Survey of Economics and Policy Through Time

The lecture deals with Keynesian views on interaction between government and business — first, during the Great Depression, and then in the postwar period of economic recovery, when the role of the State in the Tandem increased, the State intensified its involvement in the business. The role of public investment into infrastructure as a cornerstone of future economic growth is characterized. Keynesian idea of the importance for economic development of investment in human capital is obtained. The features of neo-developmentalism (neo-structuralism) that have proliferated in the XXI century are analysed.

Happiness — the Purpose of Human Life

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Happiness — the Purpose of Human Life

Insatiable thirst for happiness infuses a person from the moment when he begins to feel himself and does not dwindle, does not die until the last breath. Hope for happiness has no end, no limit and no measures: it is boundless like the Universe, and it hasn’t the ultimate goal, because its beginning and its end – in the infinite.