49015 - ECONOMY AND REGIONAL POLICIES IN RUSSIA

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

Student is expected to have a deep knowledge of the transformation of Russian economy and regional policy since disintegration of the USSR in 1991, as well as to increase their ability in analysing future trends in development of national economy and regional policy of Russian Federation in mid-term perspective.

Contenuti

The course of lectures dealing with transformation of Russian economy and regional policy since disintegration of the USSR in 1991, as well as with analysis of future trends in development of national economy and regional policy of Russian Federation in mid-term perspective.

In first part of the course, lecturer gives a political economy's analysis of debate about history, current state and future of Russian socio-economic system and characteristics of transformation of national economy from central planning system to market-based system nowadays. Key sectors of Russian economy (energy, telecom, defense industry, as well as macroeconomic policy, monetary policy, financial markets), and key economic partner of Russia in world economy (the European Union, Commonwealth of Independent States, USA and Pacific Rim countries) will be discussed.

Second part of the course is devoted to establishment and functioning of current structure of interregional relations inside Russia between “federal center” and 83 regions. This structure has both elements of federal state, as well as a unitary state under strong control economic and political life by the Presidential Administration and Government of Russia. Several case-studies, including St.Petersburg and Kaliningrad region, will give students better understanding of the structure under analysis in second part of the course.

Recommended reading

General readings for the course include:

1. The Foreign Policy Concept of the Russian Federation. Approved by Dmitry A. Medvedev, President of the Russian Federation, on 12 July 2008 (digital folder of the course).

2. Медведев Д.А. Россия, вперед! 10 сентября 2009 года . (digital folder of the course)

3. Anders Åslund . Russia's Capitalist Revolution: Why Market Reform Succeeded and Democracy Failed. Washington, PIIE, 2007.

4. Anders Aslund & Andrew Kuchins. Russia's Balance Sheet. PIIE-CSIS, April 2009. Text of the book can be fount at: http://bookstore.piie.com/book-store//4242.html

5. Anders Åslund, Sergei Guriev and Andrew Kuchins. Russia after the Global Economic Crisis. PIIE-CSIS, May 2010. Text of the book can be fount at: http://bookstore.piie.com/book-store//4976.html.

Metodi didattici

This class combines lectures and discussions, based on reading of literature, proposed by the lecturer. Lectures and discussions in a seminar style are interrelated. The lectures and readings cover some basic points, but lectures usually are not directly on the readings. Power-point presentations will be provided for all lectures. The discussions focus specifically on the readings.

Readings : available at the Library of MIRESS, at the “reader's case” for each student, assigned for the course, and in the Internet's freely accessible sites.

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

Exam consists of three aspects.

1. An essay on a broader issue of Russians economy and/or regional policies, based on materials of the course in general (up to 4000 characters)

2. An essay on a concrete challenge in economic or regional policies of Russian Federation (up to 3000 characters).

3. Multiple-choice test (1 4 questions).

Orario di ricevimento

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