Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Social and Economic Revitalization as a Long-Term Development Strategy for Problem Regions (Exemplified by the Kuzbass)

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2026 19 (6)
Authors
Suslov, Nikita I.; Fridman, Yuri A.; Loginova, Ekaterina Yu.; Rechko, Galina N.
Contact information
Suslov, Nikita I.: Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Novosibirsk, Russian Federation); ORCID: 0000-0001-8899-7906; Fridman, Yuri A. : Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Novosibirsk, Russian Federation); ; ORCID: 0000-0003-3120-7197; Loginova, Ekaterina Yu. : Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Novosibirsk, Russian Federation); ORCID: 0000-0002-2743-3653; Rechko, Galina N. : Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Novosibirsk, Russian Federation); ORCID: 0000-0001-7423-4051
Keywords
Kuzbass; development strategy; revitalization; adaptation; transformation; transformational maneuvers; regional policy
Abstract

The article presents the results of a scientific study designed to find a new path for the development of Kuzbass (Kemerovo Region), where half of Russia’s coal is currently mined. A series of crises in the Russian coal industry in the 2020s brought two systemic problems for the region to the fore: the finite nature of the coal industry development paradigm (and, as a consequence, the limited nature of the rentier economy) and the need to define the role of Kuzbass in the sovereign national economy. The authors, who have been studying the region for many years, are convinced that given the current circumstances, the most preferable solution would be to revitalize Kuzbass by combining adaptation and transformation measures in order to change its development paradigm. This approach is reflected in the concept of a three- stage process of transforming the regional socio- economic system. The tool to achieve this goal is indicative planning, and the process is coordinated by a specialized agency. The authors see the revitalization result in preserving and strengthening the position of Kuzbass as a powerful economic center of Asian Russia

Pages
1236–1250
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UFSILG
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/158605

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