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From Competition to Competitive Cooperation: New Paradigm for Territories Development

The modern economic space demonstrates, on the one hand, the intensifying competitive struggle of various territorial entities for natural and financial resources, investments and business, for the population, qualified personnel, tourists, etc. On the other hand, the process of formation of competitive cooperation of territories, which does not exclude competition, and complements it, acting as a driving force for the development of the economy of regions and municipalities. The authors in the study assessed the current level and prospects of territorial competition, clarified the goals of competition of regions and municipalities. Consideration of the territory as a subject of competition is explained by the fact that the regions acquire the quality of a mega- enterprise. The potential of cooperation between the territories in the modern competitive economy is revealed. In modern Russia, competitive cooperation between territories is still very rare. A number of features of the evolution of competitive cooperation of territories are revealed: cooperation is specifically limited in time; any cooperation is inherent in risk; its formation and implementation always involve certain financial, intellectual, labor and other costs. The results of expert surveys conducted by the authors in 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 and in 2019 made it possible to highlight positive and negative results, as well as the consequences of interregional and intermunicipal cooperation in a competitive economy. An assessment of the readiness of territories (regions, municipalities) for cooperation is given. The paper draws attention to the fact that the regions and municipalities of Russia have different economic potentials, differ in the volume and specificity of resources, have features of spatial position, etc., which determines the possibilities for the development of their competitive cooperation. In the process of research, general scientific methods were used, in particular the dialectical method, the unity of the historical and logical, abstractions, analogies, expert surveys, etc. The results of the study can be used in the development and implementation of strategies for the socio-economic development of regions and municipalities in the modern competitive economic space. Read more...

Vitality as a Competitive Advantage of a Territory

The article substantiates the phenomenon of resilience as one of the competitive advantages of the territory. The authors draw attention to the fact that the relevance of preserving and increasing the resilience of regions and municipalities is increasingly increasing in the conditions of a modern turbulent economy. It is noted that in crisis and destructive situations, the competitive advantages of regions and municipalities are transformed. It is emphasized that competitive advantages are quite multifaceted and flexible. The features of exogenous and endogenous competitive advantages of the territory in the modern economic space are revealed. The article analyzes approaches to the concept of territorial sustainability, clarifies the concept of territorial resilience, and identifies priority conditions and resources for preserving and increasing resilience. The authors emphasize that the theoretical aspects of the viability of territories, methodological tools for assessing its potential, as well as ways and mechanisms for increasing it are just beginning to be developed. Attention is focused on the need for the development of regions and municipalities to focus on their territorial individuality, especially when developing and implementing programs to overcome crisis and shock situations. The article proposes a consideration of territorial individuality as a special socio-economic institution for the development of regions and municipalities, which is especially relevant in the context of modern challenges. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the formulation of the conclusion that, under existing conditions, the viability of a territory is needed not so much for successful competition in the economic space, which in itself is very important, but for quickly overcoming crisis and shock situations in a turbulent economy with fewer losses. During the research process, general scientific methods were used, in particular the dialectical method, the unity of historical and logical, abstraction, analogies, etc. The results of the research can be used in the development and implementation of projects to increase the viability of territories in a modern competitive economic space. Read more...