Development of the Capital Cities of Russian Regions and Their Impact on Regional Economies

The impact is examined of the development of the administrative centers (capital cities) of Russian regions, accompanied by the formation of urban agglomerations, on the regional economies. The flow of resources to the administrative center may enhance the development of the region as a whole, but i...

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Published in:Studies on Russian economic development 2022-04, Vol.33 (2), p.169-175
Main Author: Druzhinin, P. V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capital cities
Capital formation
Center and periphery
Economic growth
Economics
Economics and Finance
International Economics
Population decline
Population growth
Regional Problems
Regions
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Summary:The impact is examined of the development of the administrative centers (capital cities) of Russian regions, accompanied by the formation of urban agglomerations, on the regional economies. The flow of resources to the administrative center may enhance the development of the region as a whole, but it may simultaneously speed up degradation on its periphery. It is shown that the faster the population growth in major agglomerations, the slower the decline in population in the corresponding regions and, accordingly, the faster the GRP growth. The larger the population of the administrative center, the higher the GRP per capita in the region. However, the growth of the administrative centers shows virtually no correlation with the growth of GRP per capita for the region as a whole. The economic growth of the capital cities of Russian regions is apparently compensated by the economic decline in the remaining part of the region, which means that the accelerated development of agglomerations in the existing conditions is unlikely to lead to more effective development of the regions.
ISSN:1075-7007
1531-8664
DOI:10.1134/S1075700722020058