18.02.2009 another Nikitskiy Scientist and Businessmen Club sitting took place. The topic of the meeting was ’Non-economic factors of the world crisis’. The following article is an extended version of the report made by the Capital of the Country editor-in-chief at the meeting. What is the nature of the world crisis? And why current crisis is the most dangerous?more
In the conditions, when there are no new institutes capable of launching competitive processes, while there still are remnants of hi-tech economy, it’s necessary to build up the sector of state corporations. Otherwise, any economic crisis, however insignificant, can go away with Russian economy for good. What are the drawbacks of a free market? And what is the background of creation of state corporations?more
JToday Russia is trying to become one of the largest innovation economies. So that is why, Rusnanotech company is necessary for Russia. But there are serious arguments against the advent of such an economic structure to the Russian economy. So what problems does Russia have with its innovation policy? And what should be done to deal with it? more
Globalization (globalisation), in its literal sense, is the process of transformation of local phenomena into global ones. The term ’globalization’ is often used to refer to economic globalization, but it also affects legal sphere as well, because law is designed to provide peaceful and harmonious development of social relations between all subjects. But what are common aspects of globalization?more
The auction mechanism of purchasing the land for construction of housing buildings assumes a competition of companies for offering the higher price. In such situation all small and average companies are superseded from the market, and the prices for new habitation promptly grow. So how these high prices can be explained? And what are the consequences?more
At today’s market we see the advent of a new economic agency: innovator. He never writes CVs tofind a job; he develops new business-models to realize his own innovation technologies. And the society’s accumulated money resources will gradually flow into the hands of the new social class: community of innovators. So who are these innovators? And what part do they play in our modern world?more
The internationally practiced system of research grants which is generally accepted as effective and fair incentive of intellectual achievement has undergone alarming transformations under Russian law. Russian system of grants has a lot of drawbacks. So what are they? And what actions should be taken to improve it?more
The world crisis indirectly made many Russian strategic field enterprises dependant on foreign loans. They may pass into the hands of foreign financial institutions if appropriate measures are not taken. So what exact measures should be taken to avoid the situation where foreign institutions get total control over Russian finances and economy?more
September 18-21 2008 VII International Investment Forum "Sochi-2008" has passed. This meeting is the significant result to a previous period as well as trajectory of investment development of the country and its regions for the future period. Who were the main participants of the meeting? What was the whole Forum about? And what are the business results?
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Drastic hike of agricultural products and energy prices throws the world economy back from the third wave (cognitive economy) to the first (agricultural) and the second (industrial) waves; in such conditions high-scale investment in science-intensive sector will be significantly hindered. So today can we fully apply the theory of Kondratiev’s waves? And how should we adapt to new behaivor of these waves? more
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