Industrial policy in Russia: New conditions and possible agenda (The report of NRU HSE)

In this article we discuss modern conditions and new approaches to the implementation of industrial policy in the world and in Russia. Having considered a number of Russian cases, we have found such problems of politics as insufficient orientation at new drivers of changes, excessive fragmentation of directions, locality of the achieved results, poor selection of successful practices. In conditions of high technological uncertainty, there is the demand for a search-oriented industrial policy, including the launching of various pilots, regular assessment of effects, termination of ineffective projects. We raise, as an agenda for the future, the issue of transition to a multidimensional policy oriented at a set of structural changes in the economy and the formation of effective management teams for the implementation of relevant initiatives. Besides, we believe the project approach to initiating structural shifts should be combined with institutional changes, increased demonstration effects, improved attractiveness of the national jurisdiction for fast-growing companies and new sectors.

industrial policy, structure of economy and export, technological trends, regional development, fast-growing companies

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