The Bulletin of the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences № 4/2024. Issues of Economic theory.

Ivan A. Titov

Postgraduate Student, Research Assistant of Financial Management Department of the School of Public Administration Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

ORCID: 0009-0009-6562-5048

THE THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECOSYSTEM CONCEPT IN ECONOMY

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Over the past decade ecosystems have become an important part of the economy, ensuring innovative business growth and progressive socio-economic development of Russia. However, to clearly understand the essence of the ecosystem in the economy, it is necessary to systematize the existing theoretical positions. The article identifies the main theoretical approaches to the development of the ecosystem concept in the economy. Based on their analysis and generalization, the evolution of the ecosystem concept from the field of ecology to economy is shown, approaches to understanding the ecosystem as a business environment and as a business model are revealed and the main features of the metaphorical use of the term “ecosystem” are determined. In addition, derived meso- and macroeconomic categories of the ecosystem are identified, emphasizing the systemic nature of socioeconomic development.

Keywords: ecosystem concept, ecological system (ecosystem), business ecosystem, digital ecosystem, regional ecosystem, national ecosystem, ecosystem of the economy.

JEL: A12, O43

EDN: LOYIWB

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52180/2073-6487_2024_4_26_46

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Titov I.A. The theoretical approaches to the development of ecosystem concept in economy // Vestnik Instituta Ekonomiki Rossiyskoy Akademii Nauk. 2024. № 4. Pp. 26-46. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.52180/2073-6487_2024_4_26_46 EDN: LOYIWB

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