Counterfeit in Questions and Answers

A problem of the boundaries of counterfeit phenomenon not coinciding in consumers, lawmakers and possessor of rights’ minds is discussed in this paper. It contains systemized date on the scale of counterfeit business and barriers on the way of a contra counterfeit policy. There also are generalized suggestions of authority bodies and possessor of rights about the ways of fight with counterfeit.

Tokarev A. N., Novosibirsk

How will we “Press on the Gas”? Socio-Economic Aspects of Gas Fuel Utilization

As the prices of oil and oil products go up, an ecological situation aggravates, utilization of alternative types of vehicular fuel, compressed natural gas in particularly, become more and more actual. For a gas fuel market dynamic development in Russia it is necessary to take into consideration the interests of all the actors. The state has to participate in a gas fuel market formation: to create favorable conditions for new projects fulfillment with the help of taxes and credit policy. A protection against anti-stimulus, for example, such as a sharp rise of the tax burden on automobile gas-filling compressor stations.

Tsvetkov V. A., Moscow

International Expansion of the Russian Companies: Is It Good or Bad?

Using a vast massive of statistical data the author studied in detail pluses and minuses of such relatively new phenomenon as trans-boundary expansion. There are many interesting statements in the article, we name one of them: Russia needs a well thought state strategy of national capital export.

Kalugina Z. I., Fadeeva O. P., Novosibirsk

Innovation Processes in Agriculture

This article was done on the basis of results of two sociological expeditions made in the Kemerovskaya province in 2007 and 2008. Innovation processes in agriculture were studied in these expeditions. 30 interviews were carried out with representatives of different forms of economic activity and autonomous bodies. A special attention was paid to concordance of interests of the key actors.

Alexeev A. V., Novosibirsk

Inflation and Economic Growth: Two Sides of One Coin

The specific features of an inflation in Russia are shown in this article. The author argues that the economy of the country is in situation of an unpleasant choice: ether economic growth with comparatively high inflation or low inflation with low, if any, economic growth.

Look’yanov S. A., Ekaterinburg

A Market of Passenger Air Transportation in Russia and CIS Countries

An analysis of the structure of passengers air transportation in Russia and SIC countries was made on the basis of a complete studying of airline companies in the Russian Federation made in the winter of 2006–2007. The author concludes that there are significant structural, technological and behavioral barriers in this sector. It contradicts to a common opinion that airline industry is a quasi-competitive one.

Stanbekov T. A., Bishkek

Fuel and Energy Complex of Eurasia: Regional Approach to Development

The author grounds a process of international strategic energy alliance formation in Eurasia, studies strategies directions and stages of inter-country (regional) integration. He shows that it is necessary to develop a productive and social infrastructure in Siberia to develop a fuel and energy complex.

Goodak S. N., Moscow

Budget Institutions Transformation into Autonomous Units: Advantages and Risks

A legislation base for transforming budget institutions into autonomous units is formed in Russia, and some regions started to do it. That is why it is important for managers to understand criteria of expediency of such transformation, to estimate positive aspects and risks that the institutions, population and society as a whole may face with.

Octyabr’skay I. V., Antropov E. V., Smirnova N. E., Novosibirsk

Human Potential of Siberia: Ethno-Social Aspects

The authors describe both well established general and specific ethno-social features of a human potential in Siberian Federal District. The article contains the results of a study of changes in ethnos structure of population and dynamics of social-demography indicators (such as a number of population, gender structure, birth rate, level of education, sources of the means of existence) of the main ethnos groups.

Koocheena E. V., Kurgan

Migration as a Factor of Labor Productivity Growth

The number of population in working years decline in Russia. Well elaborated migration policy may help to solve challenges that our economy faces with. A work of mechanism for attracting foreign labor force to Russian is shown in this article on an example of the Kurgan province.

Shvetsov Yu. G., Boolash O. A., Barnaul

The Russian Federation: federalism is almost unseen

The authors argue that the regional and local budgets in Russia become more and more dependant on the federal center’s policy and are transforming into appendage of consolidated federal budget, and the regional authorities and the local self-government bodies play a role of budget credentials executers.

Kashin V. A., Abramov M. D., Moscow

On the Ways of Tax System Improvement

Thinking about the document ‘The Main Directions of the Tax Policy for 2009 and up to 2010-2011 years’, written by the Ministry of finance of the Russian Federation, the authors of this article estimate a quality of the Russian tax system rather critically. According to them, Russia needs another tax system. The authors have concrete proposals and are looking for competent, plenipotentiary persons, which are interested in this issue and ready to discuss it professionally.