Kuzbass: a new Development Paradigm
The modern regional development model of the Kuzbass, which considers the coal industry as a donor, is subject to numerous risks. While agreeing that the coal industry needs to develop in an innovative way and turn from a donor into a driver of regional development, the authors criticize approaches based on monetizing only the coal industry as a part of coal-chemical industry cluster. The authors suggest creating a Kuzbass territorial industrial cluster, where coal, gas and oil businesses would compete on innovative technological platforms.