The Bulletin of the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences № 4/2025. World Economy. 

Anna V. Belitskaya

Dr. Sci. (Law), Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Entrepreneurial Law of the Faculty of Law, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

ORCID: 0000-0002-6988-4022

Artem A. Yakovlev

Cand. Sci. (Econ.), Associate Professor, Deputy Director of the Moscow School of Economics, Lomonosov Moscow State University; Leading Researcher, Institute of Economics of the RAS, Moscow, Russia

ORCID: 0009-0004-5579-4458

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION: A NEW LEVEL OF A SOCIAL CONTRACT?

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The purpose of this study is to identify the role of the social contract as a factor influencing the redistribution of resources within the framework of international economic integration, the effectiveness of creating a common market, solving the problems of ensuring the sustainability of economic growth, inequality and unemployment. In the course of the work, it was scientifically substantiated that the effectiveness of international economic integration depends on the presence of a social contract at the supranational level, supported by the possibility of distributing part of the rent not only by the state, but also directly by the integration association, as well as the possibility of creating supranational inclusive institutions within the framework of a common market of goods, capital and labor.

Keywords: international economic integration, regional economic integration, social contract, inclusive institutions, national economy, common market of goods, capital, labor, supranational level.

JEL: F15

EDN: YWUDKR

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52180/2073-6487_2025_4_150_166

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Belitskaya A.V., Yakovlev A.A. International economic integration: a new level of a social contract? // Vestnik Instituta Ekonomiki Rossiyskoy Akademii Nauk. 2025. № 4. Pp. 150-166. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.52180/2073-6487_2025_4_150_166 EDN: YWUDKR

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The Bulletin of the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences № 3/2025. World Economy. 

Georgii D. Paksiutov

Cand. Sci. (Econ.), Senior Researcher, Center for Japanese Studies, Institute of China and Contemporary Asia, the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

ORCID: 0000-0001-7153-4315

JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA’S CREATIVE INDUSTRIES: COMPETITION AND THE PROSPECTS OF COOPERATION

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The article examines a number of trends defining the specific characteristics and the global standing of the creative industries in Japan and South Korea. We highlight Japan’s relative resistance to the processes of digitalization of production and distribution on the cultural markets. In contrast, South Korean popular culture industries have been developing in close cooperation with the information technology industry since the 1990s. We examine the factors that could contribute to the success of the currently expanding collaboration between Japan and South Korea in the production of cultural goods. It is emphasized that the concept of the creative industries in its current form implies the danger of instrumentalization of culture.

Keywords: creative industries, cultural industries, cultural goods, Japan-South Korea economic relations, «Korean wave», Cool Japan.

JEL: Z1, N75

EDN: ZBVZUK

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52180/2073-6487_2025_3_181_198

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Paksiutov G.D. Japan and South Korea’s Creative Industries: Competition and the Prospects of Cooperation// Vestnik Instituta Ekonomiki Rossiyskoy Akademii Nauk. 2025. № 3. Pp. 181-198. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.52180/2073-6487_2025_3_181_198  EDN: ZBVZUK

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The Bulletin of the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences № 3/2025. World Economy. 

Dostonbek U. Samandarov

PhD student at the Academy of Public Policy and Administration under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan

FOREIGN EXPERIENCE IN FINANCING THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

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This article analyzes international experiences in financing healthcare systems, conducts a study of various healthcare financing models in developed countries. The sources of financing the health care system and ways to ensure its financial sustainability, as well as the level of accessibility of medical services for the population in Sweden, Germany, Austria and South Korea are considered.

According to the research findings, there is no single perfect model; rather, each country must approach healthcare financing based on its economic and demographic conditions.

Keywords: healthcare system, financing, Beveridge model, Bismarck model, health insurance, international experience.

JEL: I18, H51

EDN: ZRUZWK

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52180/2073-6487_2025_3_199_212

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Manuscript submission date: 02.04.2025

Manuscript acceptance date: 30.06.2025

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Samandarov D.U. Foreign Experience in Financing the Healthcare System // Vestnik Instituta Ekonomiki Rossiyskoy Akademii Nauk. 2025. № 3. Pp. 199-212. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.52180/2073-6487_2025_3_199_212 EDN: ZRUZWK

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The Bulletin of the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences № 3/2025. World Economy. 

Olga D. Ismagilova

Researcher of the Institute for International Economics and Finance, Russian Foreign Trade Academy, Moscow, Russia

ORCID: 0000-0002-3092-770X

Veronika N. Popova

Researcher of the Institute for International Economics and Finance, Russian Foreign Trade Academy, Moscow, Russia

ORCID: 0000-0002-7931-850X

ANALYSIS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR RUSSIA AND KAZAKHSTAN COOPERATION ON VALUE CHAINS DEVELOPMENT IN THE METALLURGICAL INDUSTRY

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The article examines the main characteristics of countries’ participation in global value chains, key types, and the extent of their influence on world trade. There is an analysis of Russian and Kazakhstan participation in global value chains as well as the share of foreign added value in the metallurgical industry of Russia and Kazakhstan. The current figures of trade and economic interaction of both countries, including their cooperation in the investment sphere are regarded. Particular attention is paid to the study of metallurgical industry of Kazakhstan as one of the priority directions of industrial production as well as statistics of export and import of specific products of mining and metallurgical sector of Kazakhstan. The article also considers the prospects of Russian and Kazakhstan cooperation expansion in the steel industry, and identifies specific metallurgical goods for which Russia has untapped export potential in the Kazakhstan market.

Keywords: Russia, Kazakhstan, metallurgical industry, export, import, global value chains, forward and backward participation, industry production, resources, critical goods.

JEL: F49, P23, P33

EDN: WNQBCE

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52180/2073-6487_2025_3_161_180

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Manuscript acceptance date: 30.06.2025

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Ismagilova O.D., Popova V.N. Analysis of Opportunities for Russia and Kazakhstan Cooperation on Value Chains Development in the Metallurgical Industry // Vestnik Instituta Ekonomiki Rossiyskoy Akademii Nauk. 2025. № 3. Pp. 161-180. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.52180/2073-6487_2025_3_161_180 EDN: WNQBCE

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