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Introduction  

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Chapter 1. The Problem Region in Modern Russia   

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1.1. Regional aspects of the reform and the formation of a new regional structure of the Russian Federation

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1.2. The problem region as a special type of territory      

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Chapter 2. Regional Regulation and Regional Economic Policy       

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2.1. The state regional policy in modern conditions         

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2.2. Methods of regulation of a problem region's socio-economic development     

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2.3. Foreign experience and regional policy of the Russian Federation      

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Chapter 3. A Subject of the Federation under Conditions of Passive
State Regional Policy. The Jewish Autonomous Region's Example 

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3.1. The socio-economic situation in the Jewish Autonomous Region before the reforms. Problems and competitive advantages 

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3.2. The dynamics of socio-economic situation in the region. The loss of agglomeration effect and scale effect   

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Chapter 4. Growth Trends: Economic Diagnostics   

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4.1. Methodical evaluation of the regional development parameters.

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4.2. Evaluation of a region's socio-economic potential     

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4.3. Evaluation of the range of using the regional public debt for development purposes

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4.4. Evaluation of the potential of a RF subject's government as a borrower and ways of increasing the regional administration's solvency          

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4.5. Evaluation of business potential in a subject of the Russian Federation          

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Chapter 5. The Formation of Development Strategy of a Problem Region. The Jewish Autonomous Region's Experience

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5.1. The technique of devising regional development strategy

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5.2. Determining development priorities

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5.3. An «independent» development variant       

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5.4. An «integration» development variant          

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Conclusion      

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References    

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Appendices    

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1. Estimation technique of a region's socio-economic potential     

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2. Values of indicators of the types of Russian regions     

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3. Estimation technique of the financial potential of a region's business    

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4. A questionnaire for businessmen

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