MODERN INTEGRATION PROCESSES IN THE SUBREGIONS OF ASIAN RUSSIA AND ADJACENT TERRITORIES

The article discusses modern integration processes in the regions of Russia, Kazakhstan, China and Mongolia; problems of analysis caused by the heterogeneity of information about the ecological state, social development and economic situation. To develop the scientific basis of formation of integration processes in ecological and economic development and to assess their impact on the territorial organization of nature, society, and economy, subregions of the Asian Russia and adjacent territories were considered. At the present stage of globalization, the participation of national systems in the world processes is increasing. The density of economic relations at the regional level is increasing. The article defines the conditions that characterize the trends of integration processes, among which the priority is the interregional and cross-border interconnections of the economy, the availability of transport infrastructure, the creation of favorable customs conditions, the natural resource potential, the ecological state of environmental components and environmental regulations. The quantitative characteristics reflecting the conditions of involvement of the countries in the issue of integration processes are presented, including the total length of the borders of Russia with Kazakhstan, China and Mongolia, inter-country tourist flows, the forest cover of the territory, the main reserves of raw materials, the presence of specially protected areas and their share in the structure of the land use, the specific indicators of the present mass emissions of pollutants in the regions of Russia, Kazakhstan, China and Mongolia, the availability of legal framework and administrative capacity. The structure of the natural resource rent in the countries under consideration is shown. It is revealed that the foreign economic activity of the regions of the Asian Russia is characterized with the fact that the commodity goods take the largest share in the export structure. The trends of integration relationships and their influence on the transformation of territorial systems are considered.

integration processes, natural resource rent, conditions for integration interactions, commodity specialization, investments, cross-border interactions, ecological- economic systems, national economy, border areas, trade, cooperation.

Mikheeva A. S., Petrova A. A. Modern integration processes in the subregions of Asian Russia and adjacent territories. Business. Education. Law, 2019, no. 3, pp. 81–86. DOI: 10.25683/VOLBI.2019.48.314.