Ivanov V.Yu., Gorshkova N.V. The Role and Place of State of Event-Strategic Megaobjects in the Sustainable Territorial Development of the Russian Federation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15688/jvolsu3.2016.4.9
Vladimir Yuryevich Ivanov
Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor,
Department of Economics,
Don State Technical University
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Gagarina Sq., 1, 344000 Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation
Natalya Valeryevna Gorshkova
Doctor of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor,
Head of Department of Theory of Finance, Credit and Taxation,
Volgograd State University
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Prosp. Universitetsky, 100, 400062 Volgograd, Russian Federation.
Abstract. Russia is actively trying to raise its image and rating in the international political, sports and social spheres. This can be achieved by hosting major All-Russian and international events such as APEC 2012 summit, the 2013 Summer Universiade, the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games 2014, FIFA 2018, 2019 Winter Universiade etc. We point to the absence of complex scientific approach to managing such event-strategic megaobjects, and this has negative affect on the Russian economy. The subject of the present research is represented by the role of state event-strategic megaobjects in sustainable regional development of Russia. The analysis allowed to identify a number of features of these objects, and to point out key issues and risks in their implementation. We consider the use of innovative crowdfunding technology to be the positive aspect of public megaobjects’ management. The negative aspects include the excessive scale of the financial costs and problems of cost-effective use of megaobjects after the hosting events. The territorial aspect of the analysis revealed the absence of a systemic approach to the selection of regions for hosting international events, as well as the unevenness of the territorial distribution of megaobjects. The largest event-strategic megaobjects were implemented in the Far Eastern Federal district (APEC summit in Vladivostok in 2012), the Southern Federal district (Krasnodar region, Sochi – The winter Olympic and Paralympic games in February 2014), Volga Federal district (the Universiade in Kazan in 2013). These districts did not become the leading regions in socio-economic development of Russia neither before nor after these events. The studies of such socio-economic and political phenomena will help to present theoretical and practical aspects of their application algorithm in the future for the purpose of balanced regional development of Russia.
Key words: megaobject, event-strategic megaobject, state megaobject’s management, post-event use of megaobject, balanced territorial development.
The Role and Place of State of Event-Strategic Megaobjects in the Sustainable Territorial Development of the Russian Federation by Ivanov V.Yu., Gorshkova N.V. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.