Angela Mottaeva

Influence of the Sustainable Development of the Fuel Power Complex on the Formation of Competitiveness of the Region

Various criteria for the evaluation of competitive capacity of territories, considering first of all economic infrastructure and innovative development, human potential and the standard of living of the population, are considered in the article. The study is dedicated to the resource potential as the objective basis of the formation of competitiveness of the region. The author studies the role of sustainable development of the fuel-and-energy complex on the formation of competitiveness of the region. The author proves that the leading element in the development of energy industry is the natural capital because of the high material capacity of products and services of the complex, while the lack of any real competition in the energy industry of regions creates all the complex of the social-and-economic problems, peculiar for exclusive market structures.

THE STIMULATORY EFFECT OF SANCTIONS ON STATE REGULATION OF RUSSIAN REGIONS INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT

The article proves that being an integral part of regional economy innovation aims at improving various aspects of economic life. Thus the innovative sector is included into the object of regional economy studies. The state plays the leading role in promoting innovative activity. The article considers the main tendencies of innovative activities in the region. The main problems are revealed under the conditions of sanctions. In order to solve the problems the authors examine foreign experience in innovative activity stimulation. It has been revealed that in developed countries the main emphasis is put on indirect methods. In conclusion the main methods of direct and indirect stimulation of innovation in the Russian Federation and the regions are characterized.