Vol. 1 No. 3 (2019)

The article is a review of International Public Participation Forum «Empowering Citizens, Reshaping Cities: Public Participation and Urban Development», which was held on April, 18-19, 2019 in Saint-Petersburg. The guests from Russua, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Italy, Iceland, Moldova, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Turkey, South Korea and China shared their experience and reported the examples of how participatory democracy practices are implemented worldwide. Various online and offline approaches to citizen engagement are analysed.

The article is devoted to the actual problem of business communications analysis at different levels of government as a way to improve the quality and availability of public services of the Russian Federation in the market. Business communication is the basis of the life of any structure, departments, bodies representing the state power. It is necessary to realize management decisions, to have feedback and to adjust goals and stages of the public administration system. The problems of communications in state organizations are considered. Particular proposals for improving the implementation of business communications in the field of public administration are formulated in order to improve the efficiency of public civil service and municipal employees work.

In article the main problems that domestic multinational corporations face are considered. It is noted that, there are geographical, economic, organizational and legal and financial problems which existence does not allow to develop activity of multinational corporation up to standard and to be competitive, in comparison with other developed countries. It is important to create the infrastructure promoting coordination and the organization of activity of multinational corporation in Russia and also to actively apply the international marketing and to improve standard legal support of activity not only multinational corporation, but also all market in general.

Project management as an actual path of development of modern systems of management in entrepreneurial and public sectors is an important methodological and practical opportunity to stabilize macroeconomic processes in Russian Federation, to enhance their quality and productivity. The article determines the complex of factors of implementing project management system into Russian economic policy and strategic planning. Institutional, legal, organizational barriers slowing down the implementation of project management in power bodies of RF are described.

The article is devoted to the problem of education development and its impact on the competitiveness of the economy. To achieve the main goal improving the quality of education it is necessary to improve the organizational and economic mechanism of management of this sphere in accordance with the requirements of state and professional standards, the Law on education, the state program for the development of education. At the regional level (on the example of Rostov and Kursk regions) the characteristic features of the system of education management are investigated. The basic tendencies of development of the sphere of education in these regions are revealed and their comparative analysis is made. The use of state support for this industry will accelerate the modernization of the regional education system. Based on the analysis of the results of the management of the sphere of education at the regional level, a number of areas that have a negative impact on the results of educational activities are identified. Due to the improvement of the quality of educational services, the performance of educational authorities and educational institutions is improved. The problems of discrepancy between needs of the main customers and consumers of educational services and results of education are investigated. Topical issues related to the financial support of the state program "Development of education in Russia", including General education, additional education of children, vocational education are discussed. Particular attention is paid to the formation of a new and fundamental improvement of the existing teaching staff on the basis of an effective contract system designed to ensure a decent level of wages for education workers at all levels. Measures are proposed to improve the management system of education in the regions, including the creation of the children's technopark «Quantorium», the regional center for support of gifted children "Stages of success". Implementation and financing of these activities in full will ensure the provision of all types and levels of educational services of good quality in educational institutions of the regions in accordance with national projects of the education industry in the Russian Federation.

The article identifies prospects for the development of digital technologies as one of the key factors for increasing the level of efficiency of information channels of business entities with public authorities. The authors identify the main patterns of improving information communications in the framework of the GR-management on the provision of state support to business entities. According to the results of the study, it is concluded that the processes of modern expansion of the use of digital technologies in GR-management are an effective basis for strengthening the implementation of entrepreneurial initiatives in public authorities on regulating the functioning of business entities in the system of modern socio-economic processes.

The article considers the main trends in the modernization and development of the transport and logistics infrastructure of ports and adjacent territories. The possibility of integrating regional transport and logistics systems of the Krasnodar Territory and the Republic of Crimea is considered. Possible tools for increasing the efficiency of product management in seaports and in the integration processes of the regions are given.

The article analyzes the theoretical and regulatory framework of accessibility and quality of public and municipal services. The problems of theoretical uncertainty of these concepts and the lack of their differentiation in legal acts are noted. Based on the analysis of administrative regulations for the provision of public services and sectoral legislation governing the provision of social services, the problems of different interpretations of the criteria of accessibility and quality of public services. Conclusions about the need to change approaches to assessing the quality and availability of public and municipal services on the basis of theoretical and legal differentiation of these concepts, the establishment of unity of requirements for the development of criteria for assessing the quality of public and municipal services as the basis for assessing the level of satisfaction of citizens.

This article discusses the role of the knowledge economy in the formation of an innovation ecosystem. It is known that the competitiveness of economic systems is formed due to the efficient use of resources through market mechanisms, the effectiveness of this process depends largely on the availability of secondary (higher order) competitive advantages due, inter alia, to the competence and coordination of the work of the managerial staff, the availability of qualified personnel, able to use existing potential to form and maintain competitive economic systems. The level of innovation development and technological development of the company, as well as the development of innovation infrastructure management mechanisms are an important aspect not only in the development of the company and its competitiveness, but are also a necessary factor in ensuring state competitiveness. That is why in modern economic conditions it is necessary to develop an innovation infrastructure, actively using all available resources, and first of all, individual human capital.

Theoretical and practical features of state property management in Russia and abroad are considered in the article. The study of the modern use of state property in various fields allowed to identify a number of existing problems: performance evaluation of state-owned companies is carried out mainly on financial performance criteria; there are facts of default, inadequate quality of execution, dictatorship of a monopolist in the public procurement sector G2G; public financing of the private sector through procurement and direct budget allocation is in most cases inefficient and satisfies the interests of large capital; privatization does not fully ensure the strategic interests of the state, and is aimed at a one-time replenishment of budget resources. The necessity of creating a competitive and effective mechanism for the implementation of public property is substantiated.

The article describes the existing ratings / indices of territories, assesses the possibility of their use in studies of territorial brands. Based on the analysis of the content and metrics of territorial ratings / indices, their classification has been developed, a rating / index system for marketing assessment of a territorial brand has been systematized, and the possibilities of existing territorial indices / ratings usage in the field of territorial brand management have been outlined.

E-trade development in Russia caused the necessity of enhancement of organization of goods delivery. The article discusses current trends in the returns of goods of online trading. The services for the delivery of goods are analyzed using the example of DPD, IML, SEDEC, Boxberry fulfillment operators. The application of the rating method when choosing transport is not fully effective, because it does not take into account the specifics of on-line trade. The use of methods of categories of preferences and rating estimates helps to optimize the return of goods. The main criteria for selecting courier companies while returning goods are proposed.

The work is devoted to the analysis of various aspects of interrelated socio-economic problems of the implementation of modern labor potential of Russia in the conditions of the need for technological breakthrough, as well as the study of methodological issues of economic development and decisions of the country's leadership aimed at achieving goals.

The key objective of the article is to examine the theoretical positions on the birth and development of a new era the era of the digital economy. In the transition to the sixth technological order, digital technologies constantly change the daily life of each subject of economic relations, and also affect production processes, the structure of the country's economy as a whole, education and medicine, cultural and educational sphere, which leads to the need to impose new requirements on information systems.

The tendencies of deepening economic integration are characteristic of both the global economy and national and local economic systems. The institutionalization of economic interaction at the level of the world economy facilitated the simplification of many international economic procedures and the coordination of trade relations between countries. However, at the local level, the region acts as an economic space for both national and international integration. The conceptual basis for building a geo-economic strategy for regional development is to ensure the economic sovereignty of the region, competitiveness and integration into the global economic space.

The paper explores the main features of compiling and calculating a number of international ratings used in assessing the level of socio-economic development of countries. The economies of developed (G-7 countries) and developing economies (BRICS countries) countries show differences in the results obtained using the indices in question. The conclusion is drawn on the relevance of applying an integrated approach when comparing the level of development of countries in the modern world economic system.

A general algorithm has been developed for choosing the optimal tax regime for individual entrepreneurs, according to which any individual entrepreneur planning to register their activities or have already carried out it, will be able to choose the optimal tax regime that will bear the minimum tax burden and therefore retain a larger percentage of profits for business development.

The most important factor in Russia's economic growth is the development of digital technologies in the economy. The use of information and communication technologies allows companies to conquer new markets, reduce prices, improve the distribution system of goods, and optimize costs. Firms doing business through online technologies are gaining competitive advantages, including attracting new customers; markets expand to national or even global levels; Improving customer satisfaction consumer loyalty is won, etc. Digitalization also affects education: it is education that provides competent economies to the digital economy. The novelty of the study is that it proposes an approach to assessing the readiness of modern educational organizations to implement digital technologies, based on Internet marketing tools.

The article discusses the current problems in the field of profit taxation in the Russian Federation, as well as the directions for reforming the tax system adopted by the government. Considering the importance of taxes for the socio-economic development of modern society, the state needs to implement a set of measures aimed at developing the country's economy and improving the welfare of the population.

The article presents the solution of accumulation and efficiency of human capital using in conditions of regional economy’s digitalization. The potentially new three-component method of human capital analysis “Source-Mechanism-Result” allows to estimate the balance between the results of human capital using and its reproduction processes in digitalization of the economy conditions. The approbation of the authors conceptual method is implemented with using such tools, like: index method, regression and cluster econometric analysis. The result of the investigation is revealing of key catalysts and inhibitors of effective human capital using processes in the regions of southern Russia.

The financial behavior of the population is the subject of growing interest from politicians, practitioners and scientists, largely due to income volatility, disproportion in welfare, and increasing periods of economic downturns. The population is experiencing financial instability due to the growing level of autonomy and individual responsibility for the present and the future. All this often leads to the risk of increasing errors in decisions of a financial nature, which is particularly susceptible to the younger generation going into independent life.

The digitalization of the economy poses serious challenges to existing business models, including in the structural units of the banking system, which are undergoing a process of transformation worldwide. Customer focus and personalization of the offer, mobility are the key components of the digital Bank strategy. For its effective implementation, it is necessary to solve problems focused on the accumulated customer experience, as well as on the introduction of innovations that support the interests of potential customers. The article discusses the application of digital technologies in the banking sector of Russia, as well as in the world's leading banking institutions, highlights the problems and prospects of digitalization of the banking business.

The article describes the theoretical approaches to the essence and evolution of needs and consumption. Consumption is seen as a dialectical process of the needs socialization. The features of the interaction of consumers and producers, needs and consumption in terms of so-called sharing economy are presented.

The use of artificial intelligence in the financial sector led to lower costs, an increase in the quality and speed of various types of banking operations, increased the accuracy of processes, which in turn made it possible to minimize the influence of the human factor and automate many processes. These technologies are one of the competitive advantages of financial institutions and the state as a whole in the global financial market, thereby giving another impetus to the development of financial globalization.

The article considers the main problems of determining the cadastral value of real estate in Russia, as well as monitoring of applications submitted to judicial and extrajudicial bodies. Based on the results obtained, further prospects for the development of cadastral valuation of real estate are proposed.

The crucial factor for increasing the export potential of the Russian regions is the existence of an effective system of regional institutions, which creates an enabling environment for export activities. This article proposes a theoretical model of the institutional mechanism for increasing the region's export potential. The definition of the economic category “export potential of the region” is given from the position of its essential content and structural framework.It is proved that the export potential of the region includes a set of interconnected elements (potentials), which together constitute the basis for the implmentation and development of export activities. The institutional mechanism is presented as a flexible adaptive system of interacting organizational elements external, internal and border, allowing to ensure the comprehensive development of exports in the region.

Modern tendencies of economic development demand to accelerate the transit of banks from classic business-model to creation of financial ecosystem on the basis of modern digital technologies. The authors describe in this article the approaches to determination of the cathegory “ecosystem”, show the preferences of creation of bank ecosystems, strategies of their functioning and main components for their building-up.

The article discusses the nature and content of franchising of educational services, its forms, factors and features of development in a market economy. The historical prerequisites of franchising are highlighted, its definition from the standpoint of the development of economic relations is clarified, the main substantive tools of franchising are highlighted with the introduction of the investment component as the main element of franchising activity. Based on the advantages of developing franchising and its potential reserves, the main directions for the development of the university integrated with the Strategy for the Development of the Scientific and Technological Development of the country are highlighted, which will allow for possible risks and develop preventive measures in the field of investment in educational franchise projects.

In connection with the existing terminological confusion regarding the understanding of “subjective well-being” (SWB), the authors give a brief overview of theoretical approaches to understanding the essence of the above category. The authors express their views on the importance of the influence of subjective well-being on the choice of profession and suggest exploring this a phenomenon on the example of a professional group scientific and pedagogical workers. The article substantiates the author’s methodology for the study of subjective well-being scientific and pedagogical workers on the basis of analysis and synthesis of the most significant and tested methods that measure this aspect of the reproduction of human capital.

The study examines the problems of functioning of the solid biofuel industry in Russia within the framework of the General national model of industrial economy development. The authors present the results of monitoring data on the current state of the economy of the industry in Russia and in the world, and offer recommendations on how to make the production of the main product of the industry in our country more efficient and competitive.

The article identifies the main problems of implementation of digitalization processes in the production of various sectors of the economy. It is established that for the implementation of a high level of development of the country, which correspond to the processes of digitalization, first of all, it is necessary to produce competitive types of raw materials and final products for national and foreign consumers. It is concluded that the main directions and approaches of widespread digitalization processes in the country's economy are: increasing the level of responsibility of managers for the development of enterprises, the use of modern management methods, the creation of large companies, the growth of exports of goods, etc. the most Important factor in accelerating the processes of digitalization in all advanced countries of the world recognized the use of innovation and information technology.

The authors examine in the article the specifics of state policy of provision of military and environmental security in the Russian Arctic zone. The systematization of tools of strengthening of security was done, the complex of activities aimed at enhancement of national security as a whole was offered.

The article is devoted to the study of actual problems related to the role of the educational space of national states in ensuring global and strategic stability in the world. Special attention is paid to the abilities of the national educational space due to the integration at the global level to level technological gaps and digital gaps between developed and developing countries. The impact of international exchanges and mobility of the scientific community on the creation of new knowledge, human capital, technological innovation, knowledge transfer is also considered. In addition, it was found that the internationalization of knowledge allows you to create added value through the dissemination of competencies and abilities to their absorption.

The relevance of this article is due to the fact that after ratification of the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Syrian Arab Republic on the deployment of an aviation group of the RF Armed Forces on the territory of the SAR, the role of the Republic of Turkey as a buffer state between Russia and Syria has sharply increased. The history of relations between Russia and Turkey dates back several centuries and contains many tragic pages. This article analyzes two main areas of interaction geopolitical (the problem of the straits) and energy (the problem of trade in hydrocarbons). An analysis of the accumulated problems and the existing state of affairs led to the conclusion that the relations between the two require a restart on both the diplomatic and the economic front. This article is the first in a series of articles that will discuss the most topical aspects of interaction between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey.

The article presents the results of the research of objective and subjective factors affecting the professional self-determination of modern Russian studying youth and determining their readiness for future professional activity. Young people are the most dynamic, but at the same time the most vulnerable part of society because of their age, lack of life experience, dependence on the conditions of the social environment, and therefore they need assistance from state structures, businesses, non-profit organizations and other actors that influence and control the process of self-determination of young people. The article presents the analysis of the results of research by number of research organizations confirm the relevance of the problem posed by the authors of building a system of professional self-determination and professional orientation. As a result of the analysis, the authors formulate proposals aimed at solving the problem of professional self-determination and professional orientation of students, taking into account the coordination and consolidation of efforts of all participants in this process.

This article is devoted to the problem of designing educational programs for preparing students in the field of sports and recreation services. The technology of training young specialists in the field of physical culture and health services should ensure the formation of their skills to identify promising professional tasks. In the formation of curricula and work programs of disciplines, it is necessary to provide approaches that determine the socio-pedagogical strategies for training young professionals in the field of sports and recreation services. The first strategy has a general methodological and general theoretical nature of training. The basis of the content of youth education in the implementation of the second (basic, general professional) and the third strategy (training specialists in a particular specialty in the field of sports and recreation services) is a set of disciplines of specialization.

This article is devoted to the consideration of the formation of socio-psychological and professional-applied aspects in the practice of physical culture and sports activities in the youth environment. The article identifies a number of moments of physical culture and sports activities that have a positive impact on the formation of socio-professional aspects in the youth environment. In particular: the formation and strengthening of strong-willed character traits, rapid social and professional adaptation in employment, improving the psychophysical and socio-psychological qualities of the individual, improving the competitiveness of young people in the labor market, the formation of the personal potential of potential of modern youth.

The article discusses the following problems of determining the criteria for effective management of regional youth policy: the vagueness of the formulation of the goals and objectives of youth policy; range of activities of regional bodies and municipal institutions of youth policy; youth as a socio-demographic group, which is a very complex education; The effectiveness of youth policy management is assessed from the point of view of the customer the municipality, federal and regional authorities. But the evaluation of the effectiveness of the management of regional youth policy by young people is rarely taken into account.

The article deals with the emergence of the concept of social exclusion in sociological science. An attempt is made to analyze this social phenomenon from the point of view of various methodological approaches in order to further develop a comprehensive scientific definition. Attempts to systematize conclusions concerning the content, causes and consequences of social exclusion in relation to rural youth lead to the conclusion about the need to consider it from the perspective of this social group way of life.

The article deals with one of the approaches in the framework of economic sociology to identify the causes and ways of certain forms of behavioral dependence of young people, which leads to addictive behavior. This study explains an important feature of the process of consumption: a thing or a product is purchased not only and not so much to eliminate the need for something, but also often acts as an object of human aspiration and affection. It also reveals the features of the process of consumption by young people. The concept of addictive pleasure is defined. The data of research on this topic are presented and analyzed.

Subject of this research are political values of the public civil and municipal servants. A research objective development of a range and hierarchy of political values of this social professional group in post-industrial society. In article the author's interpretation of the concept "political values" is offered. Hierarchies of groups of political values of representatives of bodies of the state and municipal authority are presented. Their political values purposes and political values means are allocated. The prospects of development of political values of this social community are marked out.

Для обеспечения комплексного анализа, количественной оценки, отражающей влияние деятельности организации на природные ресурсы, необходимо разработать учетно-экологическую модель, результатам использования которой следует стать обязательным дополнением к финансовым отчетам и аудиторским проверкам, характеризующим экономическую деятельность субъекта. В данной статье представляется модель экологического учета, основной целью которой является отражение балансовых соотношений между экологической и экономической составляющими коммерческой деятельности организации.

The article presents the results of the study of the feasibility of inter-regional integration. According to the results of the study, the leading indicators of the integration potential of regional targeted development programs were identified. The matrix model for the optimization of the integration process, which takes into account the unevenness of obtaining promising results of targeted regional development, is presented. It is proved that the partnership of the regions in the target development of territories is more preferable than the implementation of local strategies.

The concept "service" which is deeply worked in the economic theory has ambiguous contents at its use for international trade. The unambiguous terms framework becomes a condition of increase in efficiency of interstate trade and economic cooperation. In the conditions of formation of the uniform market of services within various integration associations exact definition of the term "services" gains the special importance. In article the attempt of specification of maintenance of the concept "service" used for the international trade and economic state cooperation is made.

The article deals with the processes of transformation of the political system of post-Soviet Russia. An important component of the social system of the modern state is the presence of a developed civil society. One of the main subjects of civil society are non-profit organizations as self-organizing associations of active citizens, created to protect the interests of different groups of the population, dialogue with the authorities, the implementation of the tasks of public participation in public administration.

Crisis-overcoming orientation of development of the monocities in Russia has a strategic importance for formation of social and economic stability of the state. The existing programs of support of monoprofile cities, first of all, are directed to increase the level of diversification of economy and creation of conditions for attraction of investments. In the article the analysis of evolution of the legislative base regulating functioning of monoprofile municipal units is carried out, the main problems of their development are reflected. On the basis of the conclusions received, recommendations on improvement of measures of support of monotowns are formulated.

At the moment, the definition of federalism remains a controversial issue. In numerous scientific works devoted to a federal state, there are certain aspects of the topic under study. However, today, there is no holistic understanding of the evolution of the concept of "federalism". The complexity of determining what constitutes a federal system, as well as identifying the basic principles of federalism, is not an easy task, because during evolution this term was assigned a fairly wide range of meanings, depending on the discipline and views of the researcher studying this phenomenon. If we consider federalism in a narrow sense, then there is a risk to set conditions so narrow for a term that it will be impossible to give an example that satisfies these conditions. At the same time, too broad a definition threatens to cover a huge number of different examples, so comparing them will not give positive results. Thus, the purpose of this study, based on an analysis of the evolution of the theory of a federal state, is the identification of the basic principles of federalism.

The article systematizes the tools that allow the Central Bank of the Russian Federation to influence the consolidation processes in the banking sector and assess their impact, considered the main mandatory standards for commercial banks, the dynamics of revocation and cancellation of licenses of credit organizations, and propose a formula for correctly calculating the ratio of the number of liquidations of credit organizations with the number of existing credit organizations in 2009-2018.

In order to achieve sustainable development world society should pay attention to a single refugee case and try to find solutions to meet their needs, thus article considers Chakma refugees’ problems and prospects to their resolutions. First part of the article studies history of Chakma people. Second part reviews main reasons of mass forced migration. Third part of the article is to consider attempts and current issues of settlement for Chakma refugees.

The article is related to the current problem of interethnic and interethnic relations between different social groups, and the prospects for the development of a favorable situation in Russia in matters of ethnic interaction. The article deals with the terminology of such concepts as "ethnos", "nation", "people", the question of gradual development of one concept from another and the modern application of these terms at the present time. Particular attention was paid to the concept of "nation" in its negative way and its impact on ethnic groups within States. In conclusion, the prospects of building a multi-ethnic people in Russia, United on the basis of common factors such as the historical path, values and ideas.

The article is devoted to the study of the methodological foundations of the activities of representative offices of the subjects of the Russian Federation in the public administration system. These institutions, despite its long history, remain to this day insufficiently investigated. For more than twenty years of functioning of representations of subjects of the Russian Federation in modern system of authorities, their role and importance have not become a popular subject for research in the scientific community. The author makes an attempt based on the analysis of the theory of social action of M. Weber, the theory of J. Habermas about the politically functioning public, the theory of interest groups A. Bentley, D. Truman, M. Olson, the concept of delegation P. Bourdieu, the concept of delegative democracy G. O'Donnell reveal the essential characteristics of representative institutions in the system of public administration and their importance in the process of implementing political decisions. Following the article, the author concludes that the representative offices of the subjects of the Russian Federation are institutions that represent certain interest groups at the federal level: officially regions of Russia, the highest official, executive authorities, and in fact practically all branches of government, institutions of civil society, the business community. It is determined that the representative offices of the subjects of the Russian Federation are institutionalized forms of broadcasting political decisions. At the same time, their functional purpose depends on the priorities of the leadership of the respective subjects of the Russian Federation.