scholarly journals Government Policy and Corporate Interests: Search for the Development of Agricultural Engineering in Russia in the Late XIX – early XX centuries

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-262
Author(s):  
Andrey E. Makushev
Keyword(s):  
Government Policy ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Agricultural Machinery ◽  
Agricultural Engineering ◽  
Corporate Organization ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
The Government

Introduction. Against the backdrop of increased government participation in the economic development of the country, support for agricultural engineering was seen as one of the tools for transformation in the agricultural sector, as well as a way to increase public welfare. In addition, the government was interested in the growth of agricultural production and exports, which became one of the most important sources of foreign exchange funds. This article will attempt to explore the position of the state and the forms of its participation in the development of agricultural engineering in Russia. Special attention will be paid to the process of folding the corporate organization of manufacturers of agricultural machinery and implements, against the backdrop of the strengthening of monopolistic trends in the Russian economy in the late XIX – early XX centuries. Materials and Methods. In solving the research problems, archival materials, published data of official statistics, and also scientific literature were used. The study was conducted on the basis of the principles of historicism, objectivity and system approach. The need to process quantitative data necessitated the use of a statistical method. The use of modernization theory made it possible to include the development processes of the production of agricultural machinery and implements in the trend of industrial modernization. Results. Based on a study of archival and published sources, as well as available scientific literature, the main development problems were identified, and the evolution of government policy in the field of agricultural engineering in the late XIX – early XX centuries was examined. Against the backdrop of increased government participation, the processes of capital self-organization are shown, the forms and results of interaction between government structures and corporate-monopoly organizations in the development of this industry are studied. Discussion and Conclusion. At the end of the XIX and beginning of the XX centuries, state participation in the development of the industry took place in two directions. Firstly, the customs regulation of imports of agricultural machinery, which was protectionist in nature. Secondly, direct support to manufacturers of machinery and complex technical devices for agriculture (bonuses and soft loans to owners of specialized enterprises, assistance in the transportation and marketing of products, etc.). In parallel, there was a consolidation of domestic manufacturers of agricultural machinery and implements in order to exchange experience, jointly solve the most pressing problems and lobby their interests in government circles. Since 1907, congresses of Russian manufacturers of agricultural machinery and implements began to be regularly held. In fact, this corporate organization has transformed into a monopolistic type of association. The study showed that the interaction of government structures and corporate-monopoly associations of manufacturers of agricultural machinery and implements, despite some differences, was generally cooperative in nature and had a very positive effect on the development of the industry.

scholarly journals Agricultural Engineering in the Middle Volga Region in the late XIX – early XX century

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-256
Author(s):  
Andrey E. Makushev
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Engineering Industry ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Volga Region ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Agricultural Machinery ◽  
Middle Volga Region ◽  
Agricultural Engineering ◽  
Middle Volga

Introduction. Observed in the late XIX – early XX centuries intensification of state participation in the development of the engineering industry was primarily due to the need to solve military-strategic problems against the background of militarization unfolding throughout the world. The support for certain areas of the so-called civil engineering was considered as one of the tools of overall economic growth and a way to increase the well-being of the people. One of these priority areas was agricultural engineering. This article will attempt to consider the development of the production of agricultural machinery and implements in the provinces of the Middle Volga region against the background of the development of this industry segment in Russia as a whole. Materials and Methods. In solving the research problems, archival materials, published data of official statistics, and also scientific literature were used. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study was made by the methods of socio-economic history. The study was conducted on the basis of the principles of historicism, objectivity and systematic. The need for quantitative data processing led to the use of the statistical method. The use of modernization theory made it possible to include the development processes of the production of agricultural machinery and implements in the trend of industrial modernization. Results. Based on the study of archival and published sources, as well as the available scientific literature, the conditions, factors and basic parameters of the development of agricultural engineering in the provinces of the Middle Volga region in the late XIX – early XX centuries were examined in the context of general trends in the development of this industry on a national scale. The study showed that the first decade of the XX century is characterized by a rather dynamic development of domestic agricultural engineering, including in the Middle Volga. Several factors contributed to this: the trend of technical re-equipment of agriculture, improvement of market and transport infrastructure, the success of metallurgy in the region, customs protection, stimulation of producers through soft loans and bonuses, etc. Discussion and Conclusion. Despite the individual, mainly local successes in the development of agricultural engineering in the Middle Volga region, its role in the industrial and industrial structure of the region is hardly worth recognizing. Difficulties in the development of this area of engineering in the Middle Volga region were associated with increased competition from enterprises of industrially developed regions of Russia, foreign manufacturers, as well as handicraft production. The unfolding processes of monopolization had a double effect on agricultural engineering. On the one hand, they increased pressure on manufacturers, primarily from large metallurgical syndicates. On the other hand, the consolidation of agricultural machinery manufacturers at the beginning of the 20th century within the framework of the created monopolistic union contributed to the development of the industry as a whole and the creation of the most favorable conditions for industrial entrepreneurship in this area, including with the participation of the state.

scholarly journals Consumption of Agricultural Machinery and Tools in Russia at the Beginning of the 20th Century (Based on Materials from the Provinces of the Middle Volga Region)

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 360-375
Author(s):  
Andrey E. Makushev
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Digital Data ◽  
Volga Region ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Technical Equipment ◽  
Agricultural Practice ◽  
Agricultural Machinery ◽  
Middle Volga Region ◽  
Middle Volga

Introduction. In the late XIX – early XX centuries agricultural engineering in Russia was considered as a tool for solving several important problems. Against the background of the growth of the export potential of Russian agriculture, an increase in its productivity was considered as a way of obtaining foreign currency funds necessary for settlements on international financial obligations. At the same time, the task of increasing the production of agricultural machinery could not be fully resolved without an increase in demand for it. Therefore, the large-scale agrarian transformations undertaken at the beginning of the 20th century assumed assistance to the peasants in the technical re-equipment of their farms. The preservation of manual labor and archaic methods of agricultural production at the beginning of the 20th century became a threat that could nullify all reform efforts. This article will attempt to determine the extent of consumption of agricultural machinery and implements in Russia in the late XIX – early XX centuries based on the use of statistical materials on the provinces of the Middle Volga region. Materials and Methods. In solving the research problems, archival materials, published data of official statistics, and also scientific literature were used. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study was made by the methods of socio-economic history. The study was conducted on the basis of the principles of historicism, objectivity and systematic. The need for quantitative data processing led to the use of the statistical method. The digital data presented in the work received a graphical interpretation and were visualized in the form of diagrams. The application of modernization theory allowed the inclusion of the growth processes of the technical equipment of agriculture in the trend of industrial modernization. Results. Based on a study of archival and published sources, as well as available scientific literature on the topic, a dynamic analysis of the scale of agricultural machinery consumption was carried out in the late XIX – early XX centuries. The study showed a fairly significant increase in this indicator both in Russia as a whole and in relation to the provinces of the Middle Volga region. At the same time, uneven technical equipment of agriculture was revealed in relation to different provinces. The main factors hindering the introduction of agricultural machinery in agricultural practice are considered. Discussion and Conclusion. The above data quite definitely allow us to talk about the growth in the use of agricultural machinery and improved tools in the Middle Volga region at the beginning of the 20th century. However, in relation to different provinces, these dynamics had very significant differences. It looked the most rapid in the Samara and Saratov provinces. It was much less noticeable in the Penza, Simbirsk and Kazan provinces. Such high rates in the Samara and Saratov provinces are due to the active spread of intensive agriculture, which provided for a high level of mechanization of labor. Passing to the expanded production of a market type, the farmers actively introduced agronomic and technical innovations. However, the technological revolution in agriculture did not cover all producers, far more affecting those who went beyond the communal regime and moved into the category of rural private owners. Among the factors that slowed down the implementation of machines, one can single out the conservatism of the peasant consciousness, the inertia of traditions in the practice of farming, the insufficient technical literacy of the peasantry, which made it difficult to maintain and repair complex machines, their high cost, low purchasing power of rural residents, etc. All this not only hindered the development of agriculture, but also significantly restrained the processes of early industrial modernization of Russia at the beginning of the 20th century.

scholarly journals Compositional cyber-physical epidemiology of COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Woo Ro ◽  
Nathan Allen ◽  
Weiwei Ai ◽  
Debi Prasad ◽  
Partha S. Roop
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Cyber Physical Systems ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Disease Dynamics ◽  
Physical Systems ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
First Time ◽  
New Framework

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant challenges globally. Countries have adopted different strategies with varying degrees of success. Epidemiologists are studying the impact of government actions using scenario analysis. However, the interactions between the government policy and the disease dynamics are not formally captured. We, for the first time, formally study the interaction between the disease dynamics, which is modelled as a physical process, and the government policy, which is modelled as the adjoining controller. Our approach enables compositionality, where either the plant or the controller could be replaced by an alternative model. Our work is inspired by the engineering approach for the design of Cyber-Physical Systems. Consequently, we term the new framework Compositional Cyber-Physical Epidemiology. We created different classes of controllers and applied these to control the disease in New Zealand and Italy. Our controllers closely follow government decisions based on their published data. We not only reproduce the pandemic progression faithfully in New Zealand and Italy but also show the tradeoffs produced by differing control actions.

scholarly journals Compositional Cyber-Physical Epidemiology of COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Woo Ro ◽  
Nathan Allen ◽  
Weiwei Ai ◽  
Debi Prasad ◽  
Partha S. Roop
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Cyber Physical Systems ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Disease Dynamics ◽  
Physical Systems ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
First Time ◽  
New Framework

AbstractCOVID-19 pandemic has posed significant challenges globally. Countries have adopted different strategies with varying degrees of success. Epidemiologists are studying the impact of government actions using scenario analysis. However, the interactions between the government policy and the disease dynamics are not formally captured.We, for the first time, formally study the interaction between the disease dynamics, which is modelled as a physical process, and the government policy, which is modelled as the adjoining controller. Our approach enables compositionality, where either the plant or the controller could be replaced by an alternative model. Our work is inspired by the engineering approach for the design of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs). Consequently, we term the new framework Compositional Cyber-Physical Epidemiology (CCPE). We created different classes of controllers and applied these to control the disease in New Zealand and Italy. Our controllers closely follow government decisions based on their published data. We not only reproduce the pandemic progression faithfully in New Zealand and Italy but also show the tradeoffs produced by differing control actions.

Relationship and features of functioning of agricultural production and agricultural engineering at the regional level in the conditions of the covid-19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
pp. 90-95
Author(s):  
А.В. Федотов ◽  
А.Ю. Пилюгин
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Agricultural Machinery ◽  
Agricultural Engineering ◽  
Agricultural Equipment ◽  
External Conditions

В статье рассматриваются проблемы развития рынка сельскохозяйственной продукции и сельскохозяйственной техники в условиях экономического кризиса вызванного пандемии covid-19. Рынок характеризуется, как со стороны спроса, так и предложения. Глобальное закрытие границ и приостановка бизнеса по многим направлениям, вносит значительные изменения в устоявшиеся движения товарных ресурсов. Производится необходимый анализ мер влияния данных проблем на отрасль сельского хозяйства, проводится оценка перспектив и возможностей выхода из затруднительных внешних условий. Рассматриваются меры поддержки Российских производителей сельскохозяйственной техники. The article examines the development of the market for agricultural products and agricultural machinery in the economic crisis caused by the covid-19 pandemic. The market is characterized by both supply and demand. Global border closures and business suspensions in many areas are making significant changes to established movements of commodity resources. The necessary analysis of the measures of impact of these problems on the agricultural sector is carried out, the prospects and opportunities for getting out of difficult external conditions are being evaluated. Measures to support Russian agricultural equipment manufacturers are being considered.

scholarly journals The Constraints of Agricultural Credit and Government Policy Strategy

2018 ◽  
Vol 215 ◽  
pp. 02008
Author(s):  
Sri Herliana ◽  
Acip Sutardi ◽  
Qorri Aina ◽  
Qonita Himmatul Aliya ◽  
Nur Lawiyah
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Credit Constraints ◽  
Price Risk ◽  
Agricultural Credit ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
Complex Procedure ◽  
The Government

Low access to credit in the agricultural sector is also caused by problems of agricultural sector actors (especially farmers) and financial institutions. Farmers are still having difficulty in accessing credit (accessibility and unbankable) and the limited financial institutions that channel credit to the agricultural sector. Therefore, the government must issue a policy in growing the agricultural sector, especially in anticipation of access credit constraints by farmers. The agricultural sector as a high-risk business, therefore formal institutions are less interested in financing the agricultural sector on the grounds of high transaction costs, asymmetric information, low profits, lack of collateral, education of farmers is relatively low. In addition, most banks do not want to finance agriculture due to fluctuating production and uncontrolled price risk. While the constraints of the farmers in obtaining formal credit is a complex procedure, there should be collateral as well as high payment delay fees, long distances and less information about capital.

scholarly journals Potensi dan Kendala Sistem Resi Gudang (SRG) untuk Mendukung Pembiayaan Usaha Pertanian di Indonesia

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
NFN Ashari
Keyword(s):  
Transaction Costs ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Agricultural Finance ◽  
Improvement Measures ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
The Government

<p><strong>English</strong><br />Price fall of agricultural commodities usually taking place during harvest season adversely affect the farmers. The government addresses this issue through launching the Warehouse Receipt System (SRG). This paper critically reviews potencies and constraints of WRS in supporting agricultural finance and its improvement measures. Theoretically, SRG provides potential benefits, especially in financial support, stabilizing price fluctuation, increasing farmers’ income, credit mobilization, improving product quality, etc. However, SRG implementation in the agricultural sector encounters a number of constraints, such as high transaction costs, inconsistency of quantity and quality of agricultural products, lack of bank support, and weak farmers’ institutions. Since the farmers’ institutions are not well organized yet, SRG procedures seem very complicated and need simplification. In addition, SRG promotion and more conducive government policy are also necessary to optimize this credit scheme.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Indonesian</strong><br />Fenomena jatuh harga komoditas pertanian, terutama saat panen raya, seringkali merugikan petani. Untuk mengatasi permasalahan ini sekaligus membantu pembiayaan usaha pertanian pemerintah telah menggulirkan skim pembiayaan dengan Sistem Resi Gudang (SRG). Tulisan ini bertujuan melakukan tinjauan secara kritis terkait potensi dan kendala penerapan SRG untuk pembiayaan sektor pertanian. Hasil studi menunjukkan adanya potensi yang dapat dimanfaatkan dari pelaksanaan SRG utamanya dalam mendukung pembiayaan, minimalisasi fluktuasi harga, peningkatan pendapatan petani, mobilisasi kredit, perbaikan mutu produk dan sebagainya. Namun, implementasi SRG di sektor pertanian masih dihadapkan sejumlah kendala diantaranya besarnya biaya transaksi, inkonsistensi kuantitas dan kualitas produk pertanian, minimnya dukungan lembaga perbankan, serta masih lemahnya kelembagaan petani. Dengan kelembagaan petani belum tertata secara baik, aturan SRG masih dipandang terlalu rumit sehingga diperlukan penyederhanaan prosedur agar SRG dapat dimanfaatkan oleh petani. Disamping itu, sosialisasi keberadaan SRG serta dukungan kebijakan pemerintah yang kondusif akan menjadi faktor penting sehingga SRG dapat diimplementasikan lebih optimal.</p>

Major factors, influencing on the engineering service of the russian agro-industrial complex

2020 ◽  
pp. 3-16
Author(s):  
V. I. Ignatov ◽  
V. S. Gerasimov ◽  
D. V. Andreeva
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Agricultural Science ◽  
Industrial Complex ◽  
Agricultural Machinery ◽  
Agricultural Producers ◽  
Agricultural Work ◽  
Agricultural Engineering ◽  
The Social ◽  
Wide Range

To date, scientists have formulated the structure of the agro-industrial complex (APC) of Russia, which is adhered to by most researchers. This structure is interpreted as a model of four spheres. The fi rst is a collection of industries specializing in agricultural production. This also includes construction in the agricultural sector and its logistics. The second area is agricultural production itself, and the third is the industries associated with the storage, sale, processing, etc. The Russian APC also includes activities that have not entered any of the spheres. This is, for example, special agricultural science, management, training, etc. Determining the trend of the development of the engineering and technical system of the Russian APC, both in the pre-perestroika period, and at present, considering the domestic and foreign experience. Agricultural machinery is the locomotive of the agricultural sector, the improvement of which determines the structure of agricultural producers. Its constant development and application for agricultural work ultimately determines not only the technology of agricultural work, but also the social way of the rural population. It was the improvement of agricultural machinery that served to stratify the social situation of the peasantry, which was originally the owners of small plots of land. In recent years, the main direction of the development of technology is to increase its capacity and productivity, in the calculation of processing large areas, which does not always coincide with the needs of farmers. Despite the progress, a large part of agricultural producers works in very limited areas, which often aff ects the priority demand for the equipment of the previous generation. As a result of the research, the following basic principles of the key areas of the Agricultural Sector can be formulated: agriculture is an economic sector aimed at providing food (food, raw materials) and is a donor for other sectors of the economy, a source of replenishment of national income for solving the urgent problems of the country. At present, the eff ectiveness of Russia’s APC is signifi cantly lower than in the leading countries and it is important not only to analyze the existing problems, but also to consider options for changing the current situation; the main engine of agricultural development is agricultural machinery, which forms the potential of agricultural production. This capacity depends on the level of technical support for the industry with machines and equipment for agricultural work of a wide range. Consideration and analysis of the possibility of raising this level considering the national specifi cs of Russia and international experience of industrial development, including agricultural engineering, is also a very important task (Conclusions) according to the authors, TST is an integral and important element of agricultural engineering, and, therefore, the core element of the Agricultural Sector. Analysis of this element, considering past experience, as well as new domestic and foreign developments, will justify the direction of modernization of the TST taking into account the national mentality.

scholarly journals Realizing Justice through the Credit Restructuring Policy Due to The Spread of Covid-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 98-111
Author(s):  
Josua Navirio Pardede ◽  
Wigati Taberi Asih
Keyword(s):  
Government Policy ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Fair Value ◽  
Bank Credit ◽  
Legal Certainty ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
The Government ◽  
Sense Of Justice

This study aims to find an overview of the bank credit restructuring policy and the realization of the fair value of the government policy. The stimulus provided was in the form of restructuring bank credit due to the spread of Covid-19. The research method used is a normative juridical research method with a statutory approach and a conceptual approach. This study uses secondary legal data in the form of primary legal materials, namely POJK No. 11 / POJK.03 / 2020, and secondary legal materials, namely books, journals, and other literature related to research problems. Based on the results of the study, it is known that the credit restructuring policy is an attempt by the government to provide legal protection for bank debtors who cannot fulfill their obligations to banks due to the spread of Covid-19. The realization of the value of justice in this credit restructuring policy is felt by all parties, the bank, and especially the debtor. The existence of a bank credit restructuring policy guarantees legal certainty to provide a sense of justice for debtors affected by Covid-19.

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