THE NORTH AND THE MARKET FORMING THE ECONOMIC ORDER Volume 29, No.3, 2026 Download issue In honor of Valerii Meshalkin’s birthday 9 INDUSTRIAL POLICY ISSUES IN THE RUSSIAN NORTH AND ARCTIC Meshalkin V. P., Dli M. I., Gorbenko A. V. A methodology for planning northern energy systems with small modular reactors 10 Sergienko O. I., Semenova T. S., Guseva T. V., Burvikova J. N. , Badylevich R. V. An approach to developing industrial wastewater treatment projects in the Arctic: A life-cycle cost perspective 22 Bazhutova E. A. Complementarity of mineral resource potential in the Russian Arctic and the Russian Far East: Implications for industrial cooperation 37 Zharov V. S., Goryachevskaya E. S. Technological development of industrial production in the Russian Arctic: Assessing the role of innovation and industrial potential 54 Pechurkin V. E., Fadeev A. M., Fedoseev S. V., Larichkin F. D. Developing an import-independent oil and gas industry in the Russian Arctic amid sanctions: Strategic priorities and transformation pathways 77 Beloshitskiy T. A. Application of the Resource-Based View model in strategic planning in the oilfield services industry: Opportunities and limitations 94 Krenyov A. S. Approaches to the concept of territorial production complexes in the oil and gas industry: An analysis 104 Zhura S. E., Markin V. V., Zamkovoi A. A. Small innovative enterprises as a driver of Arctic development and technological leadership 117 SOCIAL AND FISCAL POLICY ISSUES IN THE RUSSIAN NORTH AND ARCTIC Fauzer V. V., Fauzer G. N. Ethnodemographic transformations in the late 20th and early 21st centuries: A North–South comparative analysis 135 Veselova D. N. A critical assessment of Russian ratings of corporate social and environmental responsibility among companies operating in the Russian Arctic: Methodological aspects 149 Roslyakova N. А. Nonequilibrium dynamics in Arctic regional development: Imbalances in tax efficiency across the municipalities of the Arkhangelsk Region 164 Vorontsova A. A. Spatial differentiation of financial behavior in Russia: Identifying northern regions through cluster analysis 178 SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NORTHERN AND ARCTIC REGIONS AND MUNICIPALITIES Ivanova M. V., Goncharov S. A. A comparative analysis of scholarly approaches to Arctic spatial development 195 Voroshilov N. V., Kopytova E. D. Economic specialization in small and medium-sized cities of the Northwestern Federal District: A microdata-based assessment 209 Myakshin V. N. Assessing the relationship between investment activity and employment in the economies of Arctic regions 223 Badylevich R. V., Ulchenko M. V. Establishing and using a Russian Arctic Development Fund: Lessons from international experience in revenue redistribution among Arctic states 235 Dyadik V. V., Kalugina A. S. A new perspective on regional competitiveness: Empirical assessment of its determinants in the Russian Arctic 249 BOOK REVIEWS Shmatko A. D. A review of “The Economic Space of the Russian Arctic in the 21st century: Theory, Methodology, and Practice” by S. A. Agarkov and M. V. Ivanova 264