No 1 (2012)

The article considers claster formation (cluster-based policy) in old-industrial region on a formation example of the «Titanium Valley» claster (Ural). The cluster «Titanium Valley» is successful regional industrial cluster in Russia. It is concluded that the cluster-based policy is the group of actions which can favour increase of competitiveness of the Russian economy through increase of innovations in various branches of economy, encouragement of regional initiatives, interaction activization between the state, business and a science. Clusters can be consider an important measure of growth and spatial development for the Russian regions.

This study intends to evaluate the impact of trade liberalisation on economic growth; import tariff is used as a proxy for underlying liberalisation. An empirical analysis was conducted on the Mercosur countries all of which, five years after their accession to the WTO, were demonstrating a consistent tendency towards liberalisation, agricultural and food trade both included, over almost ten years. The time period is seven consecutive years, from 2001 to 2007. Panel data regression models are used; a number of control variables are also included. The study concludes that there is a slight positive impact of liberalisation on growth, no matter the model being used.

This article is devoted to the present bilateral relationship between Russia and Indonesia, that is characterized by an increasing interest of both sides to make growth intensively trade and economic relations, establishment of scientific, technology and investment cooperation, and expand contacts between business circles of both countries. In the international arena, Russia and Indonesia share the same or congruent with the majority of approaches to global problems. Between countries there are no obstacles of a political or other nature that might inhibit the development of Russian-Indonesian cooperation, which is based on the principles of friendship, openness and mutual trust.

The article represents results of the applied research aimed at revealing of rational development of vegetable production taking into account territorial placing of the processing enterprises. The analysis of a current state of branch of vegetable growing is carried out in administrative areas of the Bryansk region, specifying in negative trends. Work is based on technique application methods of cluster analysis of economic indicators of manufacture and realization of vegetables, using statistical data processing package STATISTICA 6.0. The territorial arrangement of economy is presented according to the held multidimensional grouping. The conclusion about priority development of production of vegetables is made in the agricultural enterprises of administrative areas, where the industrial enterprises for processing of vegetables successfully function.

The article objectives is to develop an indicator on the communication from the point of view of the project management team in dynamics of the product value creation, as well as the development of the format, allowing the use of this figure in practice for planning and analysis. We introduce the conception of communication complexity of the project and the proposed algorithm for constructing a communicationcost profile of the project (CCP). Developing the method of earned value, the project CCP is a practical tool for project planning, monitoring its implementation stage and evaluation that takes into account, along with value indicators, the factor of project management team communication with the project stakeholders. The use of project CCP is illustrated an example of a project to implement an information system in an industrial plant.

The article examines educational system of the Kingdom of Bahrain, on the basis of historical perspective and current situation and estimates its prospects. Substantiates the main problems and examines the main ways to overcome them. The analysis of the current situation of education system and its prospects can contribute to favour the development of educational process, and may be useful for further reforms in education, through analyze effects of education on political and economic sphere and its role in the overall development of the country.