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The economic power of large corporations and regional development

https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2016-3-99-114

Abstract

The article develops the approach to the phenomenon of large corporations in Russian economy based on the concept of economic power. The analysis of dynamics and structure of revenues of the largest Russian companies demonstrates the long-term tendency to increase the concentration of economic power. The paper considers the effects of this increase and of the preferences given to large corporations including those aimed at the development of the territories with sustainable resource specialization.

About the Author

V. Nefedkin
Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering, Siberian Branch of the RAS
Russian Federation


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Nefedkin V. The economic power of large corporations and regional development. Voprosy Ekonomiki. 2016;(3):99-114. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2016-3-99-114

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