Myths of Regional Politics: Siberian “Separatism”

V.V.Shmat (ya.econom2@yandex.ru)

Journal "Region: Economics and Sociology", 2014, vol. 2

Abstract: The paper states the fact that the Federal Center is attempting to frame bonds with regions into vertical power structure. The bureaucratic politics model and the monopolized Russian business lead to actual decline of competence and financial base of regional self-development, which casts doubt on the fundamental principles of federalism. First and foremost, this situation infringes upon interests of Siberia and Far East, but in the end it contradicts with nationwide Russian ones. The Center may be concerned with a fictitious threat of “Siberian separatism” which has a long history. Still, nowadays, for Russia to retain eastern territories it does not need an administrative resource but an actual economic integration and reindustrialization of Siberia. It is only economically developed Siberia that is able to “increase Russia’s might”

Keywords: Siberia; Far East; region; socio-economic development; separatism; regionalism; federalism; integration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
Note: Regional Policy and Economic Issues of Federalism
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