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The economic security of science-intensive types of production

Article Abstract:

This article addresses the need of post-communist Russia to preserve its potential resources in science-intensive sectors, while searching for additional financial resources to support the investment process, and the promotion of competition for markets, in order to establish financial security. Russian national security means the state economy provides political, social, defensive and progressive development of the Federation; a threat to this security is the decline of economic potential of the country over a period of time; the authors apply these indicators to the scientific sector, corporation or enterprise.

Statistical Data Included, Production (Economics), Economic security

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A rise in the standard of living can be achieved only through productivity

Article Abstract:

This article discusses Russian domestic economic policy, emphasizing universal economic rules such as the influence of productivity growth on the attainment of a leading international economy and the improvement of the standard of living. The authors assert the need for an efficient use of labor and resources, focusing mainly on the maximization of labor productivity, which they claim has been ignored in the 1990s; comparisons with Japan, Western Europe and US handling of labor productivity during periods of economic crisis are provided.

Cost and standard of living, Cost of living, Labor productivity

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Draft. Russia at the threshold: a strategy of power

Article Abstract:

This article addresses the economic and political problems of post-communist Russia during the 1990s, asserting that evolutionary changes are necessary to ensure the survival of the country, specifically the need for a state regulated economy based on market relations. The authors suggest ways in which Russia can improve its economy, relying on socioeconomic reforms at all levels of management.

Political aspects, State government, Social problems, Political planning

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