Mineral and raw material resources in the economy of Russia
- G.P. Luzin Institute of Economic Problems, KSC RAS
Abstract
Most of researchers estimate the future as struggle for resources. With rational use of the available huge natural-resource potential Russia during several decades will have an advantage over economically developed countries, having less important or considerably exhausted natural resources. Everything will depend on how rational this time advantage will be used, how efficiently the problem of integration of natural resources and achievements of the scientific-technical progress will be solved in the country, with transition on this basis to use of resource-saving technologies of deep comprehensive processing of the entrails’ resources and manufacturing of products competitive at the world market and having high value added.