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Справочно-аналитические материалы по международным программам, ведущим научным организациям и университетам зарубежных стран
Reference and analytical materials contain generalized, structured information on programs and instruments of international scienсe and technology (S&T) cooperation (aiming both Russia and other international countries), leading scientific organizations and universities of 12 foreign countries (USA, Canada, Germany, France, Great Britain, Japan , Republic of Korea, China, India, Brazil, South Africa, and Kazakhstan). The materials are based on the results of HSE's analysis of programs and tools of international S&T cooperation, as well as on the results of bibliometric analysis of the publication activity of 12 foreign countries (using the Scopus and Web of Science databases). In the preparation of this collection, official sources of information (including electronic sources) of foreign ministries, associations, funds, universities and programs in the field of international S&T cooperation were consulted. The handbook is intended for heads and managers of Russian scientific organisations and universities involved in the development of international S&T cooperation.
The research leading to these results has received funding from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation in the framework of the project “Development of Instruments for Methodological, Information and Analytical Support of Russia’s Scientific Organizations and Universities’ Participation in International Science and Technology Cooperation” (Subsidy Agreement no 14.602.21.0013 dated August 3, 2016 with the Russian Ministry of Education and Science in the framework of the federal targeted programme “Research and Development in Russian Priority S&T Development Areas in 2014–2020”, unique identification number – RFMEFI60216X0013).
The brochure provides an overview of methodological and practical aspects of Russian scientific organisations and universities' participation in international science and technology (S&T) cooperation. The methodological manual offers a systematized approach to conducting international collaboration and contains reference information on S&T potenatial and S&T cooperation programmes of selected foreign countries.
The research leading to these results has received funding from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation in the framework of the project “Development of Instruments for Methodological, Information and Analytical Support of Russia’s Scientific Organizations and Universities’ Participation in International Science and Technology Cooperation” (Subsidy Agreement no 14.602.21.0013 dated August 3, 2016 with the Russian Ministry of Education and Science in the framework of the federal targeted programme “Research and Development in Russian Priority S&T Development Areas in 2014–2020”, unique identification number – RFMEFI60216X0013).
This article is the research of the legal nature of the concept of “financial stability” with respect to the financial (public) relations. The paper comprises analyzes of the legal regulation of the concept at the international level – in the program documents of the United Nations and at the supranational level – in the treaties of the Member States of the European Union, the treaty of the Member States of the Eurasian Economic Union and the decisions of the Eurasian Economic Commission. The article presents a description of the concept of “financial stability”, provided for in the legislation of Great Britain, the USA, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and Sweden. The authors note that the concept of “financial stability” in the legislation of foreign countries has universal meaning: absence of instability of the financial system of the country, measures to prevent financial crises and minimization of their negative effects.
This article presents a methodology for the selection of priorities for science and technology (S&T) cooperation among the BRICS countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa based on an analysis of international and national strategic documents of BRICS countries and a bibliometric analysis of joint publications by researchers from BRICS countries indexed in the Scopus database. The national S&T priorities for countries are systemized and a comparative assessment of capacities for S&T development in BRICS countries is developed. Indicators of publication activity of all BRICS countries have significantly increased since 2000. Analysis shows that Russia must pay particular attention to the development of cooperation with China, which is already one of the leaders on the global S&T stage. Cooperation with India, Brazil and, in some research areas, with South Africa could also have a positive impact on the performance of research and development in Russia. A list of 14 thematic priorities for S&T cooperation for BRICS countries is presented in the paper based on the analysis of a set of national, bilateral and multilateral strategic and forward-looking documents. Priorities of S&T development create a basis for more efficient and mutually beneficial cooperation between BRICS countries and allows individual scientists to broaden the range of research, use new tools for S&T cooperation and share best practices.
The paper examines the structure, governance, and balance sheets of state-controlled banks in Russia, which accounted for over 55 percent of the total assets in the country's banking system in early 2012. The author offers a credible estimate of the size of the country's state banking sector by including banks that are indirectly owned by public organizations. Contrary to some predictions based on the theoretical literature on economic transition, he explains the relatively high profitability and efficiency of Russian state-controlled banks by pointing to their competitive position in such functions as acquisition and disposal of assets on behalf of the government. Also suggested in the paper is a different way of looking at market concentration in Russia (by consolidating the market shares of core state-controlled banks), which produces a picture of a more concentrated market than officially reported. Lastly, one of the author's interesting conclusions is that China provides a better benchmark than the formerly centrally planned economies of Central and Eastern Europe by which to assess the viability of state ownership of banks in Russia and to evaluate the country's banking sector.
The paper examines the principles for the supervision of financial conglomerates proposed by BCBS in the consultative document published in December 2011. Moreover, the article proposes a number of suggestions worked out by the authors within the HSE research team.