Place of the Voronezh Region in the Productive Forces of the Central Black Earth Economic Region

Abstract

The socio-economic development of the country as a whole and its subjects, in particular, is determined by the existing productive forces. The article presents an analysis of the state of the labor force and means of production in the regions of the Central black earth economic region. The purpose of this work is to determine the place occupied by the Voronezh region in the productive forces of the economic region. Statistical and analytical research methods were used to achieve this goal. Statistical information provided in official publications of the Federal state statistics service, as well as on the website of this Agency, was used. Rosstat data were systematized and analyzed accordingly. As a result, it was found that the Voronezh region has the most developed productive forces, in their quantitative aspect, among the regions of the Central black earth economic region. Moreover, the region demonstrates the best positive dynamics of changes in productive forces in the region. However, it is inferior to the Belgorod region in terms of effective use of available production and labor potential. The Belgorod region is the leader in the economic region in terms of gross regional product per 1 ruble of fixed assets, as well as in terms of the average monthly nominal wage. The result of the study is to identify the fact that it is the productive forces that allow the Voronezh region to be not only one of the leaders of the socio-economic development of the region, but also to be located at the top of the rating of the country's regions. At the same time, it can be concluded that the productive forces in the region are not used effectively enough. The level of welfare of residents of the Voronezh region may be significantly higher.