Global Technology Trends / A. Sokolova, N. Mikova, E. Gutaruk et al.; L. Gokhberg (ed.); National Research University Higher School of Economics. – Moscow: HSE, 2016. The publication was prepared within the framework of the Basic Research Program at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) and supported within the framework of the subsidy granted to the HSE by the Government of the Russian Federation for the implementation of the Global Competitiveness Programme.

Global Energy Challenges and the National Economy: Stress Scenarios for Russia / A. Bereznoy, I. Kuzminov, I. Loginova; National Research University Higher School of Economics. – Moscow: HSE, 2016.

The second volume of the two-part edition presents the results of the research on trends of political and economic change in several leading European countries (Germany, Great Britain, France, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, and in new members of the EU). National models are characterized, and the influence that globalization and European integration exert on national development are assessed. Special attention is paid to the transformation of political institutions, to public attitudes and identities, to problems encountered by the welfare state and to the mechanisms of coping with the economic recession that have emerged over the past few years.Key issues on the current public agenda–immigration and integration policies, educational reform and energy policies–are also considered.

Processes and trends in the world financial system aroused by the global financial crisis of the 2008 are under consideration.

The textbook gives an all-embracing exposition of the world economic history. The author proposes a new perioization of the history of the world economy on the basis of the methodology of the world-system analysis and the achievements of Russian economic and historical thought. Special attention is paid to the origin of various market institutions, the impact of economic crises on the development of the powers of capitalist world-system core, peripheral countries and Russia.  The distinguishing features of Russia's economic development are disclosed in a context of the comparision of the economic evolution of the countries of the East and the West.  

The next issue of the Yearbook "Year of the planet" includes articles, analytical reviews devoted to the problems of development of the world economy and modern international relations. The most important events and the main trends of global and regional development are studied, the processes in various sectors of the world economy, the issues of global and national security are analyzed.

The monograph reviews the development of small and medium entrepreneurship since the beginning of economic and socio-political reforms in the Russian Federation; analyzes the main stages of formation the system of institutions and instruments of government policy of small businesses promoting in the national economy. The paper provides current picture of Russian small business and its interaction with the state. Special attention is paid to the possibilities of strengthening the contribution of SMEs to implementation the priorities of modernization and "new industrialization" of the Russian economy. It’s emphasized that the solution of this problem requires significant adjustments in the public policy, aimed at the VSE sector support and development; closer linkages with other relevant components of the state economic policy, improving institutional and resource provision of the state support measures of SMEs in Russia. The monograph presents possible ways to increase flexibility and goal-oriented nature of this direction of economic policy and to strengthen significantly the role of sub-Federal (regional and municipal) levels of governance in solving the problems of the extension of SMEs’ role as one of the major locomotives of the Russian economy modernization.