Authors:
V. N. ZEKIN,
candidate of engineering sciences, professor,
A. G. SVETLAKOV,
doctor of economic sciences, professor,
Perm State Agrarian and Technological University named after academician D. N. Pryanishnikov (23 Petrpavlovskya Str., 614990, Perm: tel.: +7 908 277-03-21, +7 342 212-49-76; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Abstract. Understanding the complexity of the situation of sustainable rural development with the problems of contemporary state of social, transport and other types of infrastructures is a major cause for search of specific proposals in this area. The article provides three main areas that contribute to the development of rural territories. The first of them is the creation of a unified socio-economic space for innovative development of rural territories. It should combine large, medium and small cities as well as rural areas. Large city centers, regions must become leaders of innovative development of the non-urban territories through a network of consulting services and branches of the universities departments. The article proposes a mechanism for the introduction of innovative technologies developed by urban organizations, new technology for the development of social, transport and other types of infrastructure in rural areas. The second direction is a search for sources to fill the country’s budget. This source is the practical application of the law of vertical integration, whereby the profit from the work of major public organizations (energy, railway, aviation, and other industries) is not spent in these organizations, but concentrates to address major social problems, including rural areas. The third direction is assistance of economic science in the elaboration of plans for innovative development of rural areas. For this purpose, the article offers methods of evaluating the economic potential of rural development with the aim to improve the quality of life of rural residents from a critical to high level. The authors present forward-looking scenario of development of particular regions of the Ural and Volga Federal Districts. On this basis, it is possible to develop specific activities on innovative rural development for the next 5–7 years.
Keywords: innovative development of rural territories, innovation infrastructure, unified socio-economic space, law of vertical integration, economic development potential of rural areas, quality of rural residents’ life, projected scenario for development of rural areas, sustainable development of rural territories, bodies of local self-government.
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