PUBLIC POLICY TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST: NEW APPROACHS

Abstract

The report tells about the new initiatives being developed by the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and the Arctic on the basis of project management principles. Two of those project initiatives are described in detail - Far Eastern Concession and Far Eastern Quarters, – their constraints are noted and additional measures are discussed to address development concerns within the target field of the indicated project initiatives. At the end of the report, a proposal is made on the need to scale up existing mechanisms for involving local communities in the development of territories. Regional development funds are proposed as the main instrument to do so.