Problems of the Russian economy in 2023–2024: the catch–up development trap, parallel imports, distribution of national income and development of competition

Abstract

The authors of the article focused on the current problems of the Russian economy in 2023–2024, such as: import substitution and the catch–up development trap, parallel import, insufficiently efficient distribution of national income and the need to develop competition in the domestic Russian market. The authors revealed the prerequisites, current state and impact on the general state of the country’s economy of all the above problems. It was shown that catch–up development, import substitution and parallel import are effective tools for solving a number of economic problems arising under the influence of both economic and political historical conditions. The catch–up development of the Russian economy does not allow us to fully effectively solve the problems of efficient distribution of national income, poverty, demography, as well as consistently develop domestic competition. The authors concluded that solving the entire complex of the identified problems of the Russian economy requires a scientifically based systems approach, the best theoretical basis for which, of course, is the work of domestic scientists in the field of systemic economic theory.