Evaluating the Forest Sector’s Contribution to the Economy and Welfare of the Population in the Russian Far East

The forest complex is an important sector in the economy of subjects of the Russian Federation comprising the southern part of the Russian Far East (RFE), it has a subsidiary function in the economy of its northern part. In mountain - taiga areas of the southern RFE the forest complex also plays an...

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Published in:Spatial Economics
Main Authors: Alexander Solomonovich Sheingauz, Natalia Evgenevna Antonova
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Russian
Published: Economic Research Institute of the Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2006
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.14530/se.2006.1.059-071
https://doaj.org/article/24b7f504bf2f4fbba36fef5e730be640
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Summary:The forest complex is an important sector in the economy of subjects of the Russian Federation comprising the southern part of the Russian Far East (RFE), it has a subsidiary function in the economy of its northern part. In mountain - taiga areas of the southern RFE the forest complex also plays an important social role. Quantitative estimations of the forest sector's contribution to the welfare of local population have been given based on official data, including illegal logging