Original article
Maksim M. Styrov
Institute of Socio-Economic and Energy Problems of the North, Komi Science Centre of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia, styrovmm@mail.ru, ORCID 0000-0002-6631-0031
Abstract. The article analyses the industry in the northern regions of Russia from the point of view of assessing the practical results of the traditional theory of competition. The purpose of the study is to develop the theoretical and methodological foundations of the transformation of economics from the ideas of rivalry to unity and harmony in social relations. The relevance of the topic is determined by an active public discussion about the possibilities of Russia’s transition from a market-capitalist to a social, human-oriented economy. It is shown that the main existing model is aimed either at the individual benefit of organizations, or at the attractiveness of industries for corporate or state interests, but not at the needs of the common person. The idea of the increasing attention to “people of labor” by bringing all the analyzed indicators to a single denominator — one employed — is defended. The following empirical research methods were used: observation, comparison and visualization. On the example of industry of the northern regions of Russia, ultra-high intersectoral and interregional imbalances were revealed, arising, according to the author, due to the lopsided orientation of enterprises to maximize profits and the export and resource structure of the economy. The ratio of value added elements by region is demonstrated, the classification of territories is carried out depending on the combination of these components. The low-suitability of the classical understanding of competition to solve issues of capital overflow and equalization of profitability is indicated. The thesis is put forward about the possibility of overcoming the existing problems by the internal spiritual and moral transformation of managers and workers themselves, the transition from competition to cooperation. The prospects of the study are associated with the expansion of the toolkit due to social indicators, as well as in the study of the micro-level — municipalities, sub-sectors, and the primary reporting of organizations.
Keywords: human, competition, cooperation, sector, region, industry, North
Acknowledgments: the article was prepared within the planned topic of the research work of the Institute of Socio-Economic and Energy Problems of the North of the Federal Research Centre “Komi Science Centre of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences” — “Improving the Competitiveness of the Economy of the Northern Regions of Russia”, state registration no. АААА-А19-119021190159-9.
For citation: Styrov M. M. Regional-industry analysis from the point of view of ideas of a joint economy (using the example of industry in the Northern regions of Russia). Sever i rynok: formirovanie ekonomicheskogo poryadka [The North and the Market: Forming the Economic Order], 2021, no. 4, pp. 85-98, doi: 10.37614/2220-802X.4.2021.74.007