The Other Arctic: Experience in System Diagnostics

Leksin, V. P.; Porfiriev, Boris

doi:10.1134/s1075700722010105

“…What actions can be taken to reduce additional mortality among the working age population in the Arctic macro-region? An extremely important article that outlines the most vital tasks in the organization of public healthcare on this territory [17] addresses 'multi-aspect peculiarities' of the Arctic and postulates the necessity to implement specific improvements in public healthcare for different population groups with specific working conditions and lifestyles. Such actions can be tentatively divided into several groups.…”

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Mortality among adults in the arctic macro-region: Dynamics, structure and features

Revich¹,

Харькова²,

Kvasha³

2023

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An expected increase in the number of workplaces in the Arctic macro-region will require a lot of available local workforce. However, currently the working age population is declining markedly there. Between 2014 and 2020, the population decreased everywhere, except the Yamal Nenets Autonomous Area; the decrease was the most apparent in the Arkhangelsk region, Murmansk region, and the Komi Republic. Fluctuations in the share of the working age population in the Arkhangelsk region and the Nenets Autonomous Area practically have the same dynamic as in the country as a whole (the decline equals 2–3 %). The greatest declines (5–7 %) were observed in the Magadan region, Chukotka, the Murmansk region and the Komi Republic. Mortality rates in the Arctic macro-region tend to be higher than the national average rate due to uncomfortable Arctic climate, long distances between the settlements and basic healthcare facilities, and some other reasons. A current decline in mortality among the working age population has not reached its national average level yet. The major causes of elevated mortality in the Arctic macro-region include ischemic heart disease (in Chukotka, the Arkhangelsk region and the Murmansk region); stroke (in Karelia and the Komi Republic); external causes including accidental alcohol poisoning (in Karelia, the Komi Republic, and the Arkhangelsk region). To protect health of the working age population, it is necessary to develop and implement regional programs aimed at reducing mortality due to the major causes, which differ from one region to another. These programs should consider the experience gained in the other Arctic regions. It is also necessary to implement more effective healthcare management systems. This includes development of specific models for various population groups with specific working conditions and lifestyle; development of private-public partnerships; making healthcare more available.

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“…Despite the keen interest Russian government institutions have paid to the Arctic region in the past decade and the efforts invested to develop it (Smirnova et al 2016;Dmitrieva and Buriy 2022;Leksin and Porfiriev 2021), most of the territory is still characterized by the negative socio-economic trends that had gained momentum in the 1990s, among which depopulation is the most acute (Lytkina and Smirnov 2019;Kumo and Litvinenko 2019;Fauzer and Smirnov 2020). The fall of the Soviet socio-economic model of using Arctic spaces has led to a mismatch between the pre-existing economic and infrastructural footings for the development of the Russian Arctic, the limited resources of the state for maintaining it, and the new realities of the country's development in post-Soviet times (Leksin and Porfiriev 2022). Lately, this mismatch has translated into a critical shortage of the technological and infrastructural base for localizing new competitive industries (Skufina and Mitroshina 2020) alongside a rising threat of local communities losing stability as the resource base of old industries gets depleted (Shiklomanov et al 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Risk Financial Manag. 2024, 17, x FOR PEER REVIEW 2 of 41 model of using Arctic spaces has led to a mismatch between the pre-existing economic and infrastructural footings for the development of the Russian Arctic, the limited resources of the state for maintaining it, and the new realities of the country's development in post-Soviet times (Leksin and Porfiriev 2022). Lately, this mismatch has translated into a critical shortage of the technological and infrastructural base for localizing new competitive industries (Skufina and Mitroshina 2020) alongside a rising threat of local communities losing stability as the resource base of old industries gets depleted (Shiklomanov et al 2020).…”

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Preferential Regime of the Russian Arctic: Tendencies and First Results from Realization of the World’s Largest Special Economic Zone

Volkov,

Roslyakova,

Vasilieva

et al. 2024

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The preferential regime of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation is the latest regulatory mechanism designed to overcome negative socio-economic trends in the macroregion. The accumulated factual data over the three-year period of this work have made it possible to make the first reasonable estimates of its effects on the regional economy. The purpose of this study is to investigate the presence of transformational changes in the relationship between employment and investment due to the introduction of the preferential regime for key sectors in the regions that are fully or partially included in the Russian Arctic. The relationship between investment and employment in regional industries was studied using least squares regression analysis using Advanced Grapher 2.2 software. The results show, firstly, significant differences in trends in the implementation of preferential treatment: increased economic specialization of some regions and diversification of the economies of other regions. Secondly, there is a slowdown in the emergence of new projects. Thirdly, the markedly different employment effects across industries and regions of the Russian Arctic, as well as the changing nature of the relationship between investment and employment, require a significant revision of regulatory measures and economic policies to maximize regime effects and achieve sustainable long-term regional development.

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“…Какие меры могут быть приняты по снижению избыточной смертности населения трудоспособного возраста Арктического макрорегиона? В чрезвычайно важной постановочной статье об организации здравоохранения на этой территории [17] рассматриваются «многоаспектные особенности» Арктики и постулируется необходимость реализации особых моделей организации труда и здравоохранения для разных групп населения со специфическими условиями труда и образа жизни. Такие меры условно могут быть разделены на несколько направлений.…”

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Mortality among adults in the arctic macro-region: Dynamics, structure and features

Revich¹,

Харькова²,

Kvasha³

2023

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An expected increase in the number of workplaces in the Arctic macro-region will require a lot of available local workforce. However, currently the working age population is declining markedly there. Between 2014 and 2020, the population decreased everywhere, except the Yamal Nenets Autonomous Area; the decrease was the most apparent in the Arkhangelsk region, Murmansk region, and the Komi Republic. Fluctuations in the share of the working age population in the Arkhangelsk region and the Nenets Autonomous Area practically have the same dynamic as in the country as a whole (the decline equals 2–3 %). The greatest declines (5–7 %) were observed in the Magadan region, Chukotka, the Murmansk region and the Komi Republic. Mortality rates in the Arctic macro-region tend to be higher than the national average rate due to uncomfortable Arctic climate, long distances between the settlements and basic healthcare facilities, and some other reasons. A current decline in mortality among the working age population has not reached its national average level yet. The major causes of elevated mortality in the Arctic macro-region include ischemic heart disease (in Chukotka, the Arkhangelsk region and the Murmansk region); stroke (in Karelia and the Komi Republic); external causes including accidental alcohol poisoning (in Karelia, the Komi Republic, and the Arkhangelsk region). To protect health of the working age population, it is necessary to develop and implement regional programs aimed at reducing mortality due to the major causes, which differ from one region to another. These programs should consider the experience gained in the other Arctic regions. It is also necessary to implement more effective healthcare management systems. This includes development of specific models for various population groups with specific working conditions and lifestyle; development of private-public partnerships; making healthcare more available.

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The Other Arctic: Experience in System Diagnostics

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Preferential Regime of the Russian Arctic: Tendencies and First Results from Realization of the World’s Largest Special Economic Zone

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