Tag: Regional Policy

STRATEGIC PRIORITIES OF THE NATIONAL POLICY OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONS

Toleu PANIYAZ

Doctoral Student at the Department of Political Science, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Nur-Sultan, Republic of Kazakhstan

tpaniyaz@kaiost.cn

Kargash ZHANPEIISSOVA

Professor at the Department of Political Science, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Nur-Sultan, Republic of Kazakhstan

zhanp@nuos.pro

Oralbay KABUL

Head of the Department of Philosophy, A. Baitursynov Kostanay Regional University, Kostanay, Republic of Kazakhstan

o.kabul@ust-hk.com.cn

Aigul AMANTAYEVA

Associate Professor at the Department of Philosophy, A. Baitursynov Kostanay Regional University, Kostanay, Republic of Kazakhstan

aamantayeva@tanu.pro

Abstract

The state system of strategic forecasting and planning of the Republic of Kazakhstan is an important tool for the implementation of large-scale global tasks and the development of long-term priorities for the central and regional authorities. The purpose of the study is to identify strategic priorities for the regional development of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the example of the Kostanay region and to verify the connection between regional development within the country and world geopolitics. The study covers the main tasks and achievements of the regional economy development. The authors of the study disclose the main areas for improving monetary and fiscal policy, ensuring macroeconomic stabilisation. The study demonstrates the main issues and opportunities of economic development in various regions of Kazakhstan and proposes measures for the labour market modernisation as the main priority of effective economy development. Thus, the new course of national policy within global challenges requires improving the training of qualified personnel capable of providing labour resources. The main task of regional policy and state strategy is to preserve the country as a single unitary state. This specificity requires effective management of all internal structure elements of the Kazakh society, which is at the stage of systemic modification. The practical significance of the study is due to the visual demonstration of the effectiveness of various regional development theories, their place and role in science and politics.

Keywords: Regional policy, national economy, competitiveness, strategic priorities, concept, diversification

JEL classification: R10, R58, C53

 pp. 83-92

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OPTIMAL ALLOCATION OF INVESTMENT AND REGIONAL DISPARITIES

Alexiadis Stilianos

Ministry of Rural Development and Foods, Department of Agricultural Policy &   Documentation, Division of Agricultural Statistics, e-mail: salexiadis7@aim.com

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Ladias Christos

Department of Regional Economic Development, University of Central Greece

Abstract: 

A model of optimal allocation of investment across regions is developed. It is shown that the optimality conditions may lead to increasing inequalities at the spatial level. Introducing an element of endogenous innovation dualistic situation emerges. An empirical analysis, using data for the NUTS-2 regions of the European Union seems to confirm this argument.

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Converging and Diverging Regions in the EU: Implications for Regional Policy

Alexiadis Stilianos*
Visiting Lecturer, University of Piraeus, Department of Economics

Ladias Christos
Department of Regional Economic Development, University of Central Greece

Polo Antoneta
Department of Economics, Eqrem Cabej University, Argirocastro, Albania

Abstract:
This paper investigates the extent of regional cohesion amongst European regions; an issue of emerging importance in the fast growing literature on regional economics. This paper aims to shed some further light on the question of regional cohesion by taking into account the impact of the existing technological gaps across regions. Regional cohesion is examined in terms of labour productivity for the NUTS-2 regions of the EU-27 during the time period 1995-2006. The results suggest the existence of two separate groups or clubs. The first includes regions from advanced northern European countries, while the members in the second club are mainly found in the new member-states and in southern European countries, putting the issue of European regional policy into a fresh premise. To be more specific, the results have important implications for the (re) direction of regional policy in Europe towards a new set of objectives and instruments. read more

Key words: Regional Cohesion, Technological Gap, Regional Policy

JEL: C21; O18; R11