Functioning and development of the military-industrial complex as a factor in ensuring sustainable socio-economic development of the Ural macroregion

Ural State University of Economics, Ekaterinburg, Russia

^* Corresponding author: novikova@usue.ru

Abstract

The theoretical and methodological foundation for studying the problems of sustainable development today is insufficiently formed. The issues of knowledge in the field of sustainable development at the state and regional levels remain open. The object of the study is the Ural macroregion, which includes seven constituent entities of the Russian Federation (Sverdlovsk, Chelyabinsk, Kurgan, Orenburg regions, Perm Territory, the Republic of Udmurtia and the Republic of Bashkortostan). The set of industries (types of economic activity) that are part of the military-industrial complex is important in ensuring the sustainability for the socio-economic development of the Urals. The findings and conclusions of scientists on the problems of ensuring sustainable development, as well as the functioning of the military-industrial complex, were adopted as the methodological basis for the study. The research methodology is based on formalization and systematization approaches, bibliometric and content analysis of scientific literature devoted to the theoretical and methodological knowledge of sustainable development, as well as the development of territories where the military-industrial complex dominates in the economic space. The main results of the study are: putting forward and proving a scientific hypothesis confirming the influence of the functioning and development of the military-industrial complex on ensuring sustainable socio-economic development in the Ural macroregion. The results obtained during the presented research can be used in the development of strategic documents aimed at forming sustainable socio-economic development of territories at various levels.