Addressing the Need for Proactive Structural and Spatial Policies in Asian Russia

Abstract

The paper reviews the distinctive features of the economy of Asian Russia. They show the increasing role in the economy of the East of the country of the first stages of extraction and primary processing of natural resources. At the same time there is a significant decrease in the degree of territorial participation not only in the processing of extracted raw materials, but also in the supply of equipment and the provision of industrial and technological support services. The author argues that these disproportions can be overcome only through the implementation of an active spatial and structural policy. An important feature of this policy is the interrelation and interdependence of steps and measures of tax, tariff, scientific and technological regulation of specific projects.