Use of the mechanism of the priority social and economic development areas in order to accelerate the industrialization of Russian regions

摘要

The article deals with the priority social and economic development areas in Russia established in 2015. It states the objectives of PDAs and their competitive advantages, including tax benefits, the regime of free zone, the provision of special services from the state, etc. The analysis has been made on the dynamics of the number of PDAs, the amount of the residents, the volume of attracted investments and the jobs created for the period from 2015 to 2017. The article presents the shortcomings of PDA in Russia, including in the first place excessive centralization of power in the hands of management companies, the lack of unified databases and methods of assessing the results of PDA functioning at the country level, gaps in the legislation allowing the possibility of fraudulent schemes, uncontrolled migration.