Implementation of the Far Eastern Hectare Program: Effect of Incentives to Its Agents

Author:

Feoktistova K. I.ORCID, ,Zhuravskaia T. N.ORCID, ,

Abstract

The article examines large-scale privatisation of land resources in the Russian Far East under the Far Eastern hectare program. This program transforms the institution of property in the region by transferring land to private ownership. The study explores mechanisms for implementing the program, as well as its effects. New institutional economics is applied to explain the differences in the program implementation rates across regions and municipalities and assess the correlation between reform results and incentives and performance of its agents (mostly municipal authorities). We analysed 155 observations of hectares, a survey of 200 participants of the Far Eastern hectare program, more than 20 interviews with developers, agents and program participants, comparative cases of receiving and not receiving land, participation and non-participation in the program, as well as quantitative statistics on 157,016 granted and non-granted applications for land plots submitted before May 31, 2020. The research revealed an uneven distribution of total applications for land, as well as that of rejections, ranging from 18 % to 56 % per region, with even greater disparity across municipalities. Correlation analysis identified key indicators affecting the share of rejection, including economic indicators of municipalities, as well as indicators of local revenue structure. Regression analysis showed that it is more difficult to get a hectare in economically developed regions, and that the share of granted hectares depends on current or potential benefits of their use for municipalities. It was concluded that economic incentives of municipalities contradict the goals of the Far Eastern hectare program, greatly hindering its successful implementation.

Publisher

Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of the RAS

Subject

General Economics, Econometrics and Finance,Environmental Science (miscellaneous),Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

同舟云学术

1.学者识别学者识别

2.学术分析学术分析

3.人才评估人才评估

"同舟云学术"是以全球学者为主线,采集、加工和组织学术论文而形成的新型学术文献查询和分析系统,可以对全球学者进行文献检索和人才价值评估。用户可以通过关注某些学科领域的顶尖人物而持续追踪该领域的学科进展和研究前沿。经过近期的数据扩容,当前同舟云学术共收录了国内外主流学术期刊6万余种,收集的期刊论文及会议论文总量共计约1.5亿篇,并以每天添加12000余篇中外论文的速度递增。我们也可以为用户提供个性化、定制化的学者数据。欢迎来电咨询!咨询电话:010-8811{复制后删除}0370

www.globalauthorid.com

TOP

Copyright © 2019-2024 北京同舟云网络信息技术有限公司
京公网安备11010802033243号  京ICP备18003416号-3