OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PUBLIC GOODS BY AGRICULTURE IN RUSSIA

Issue № 1, 2023, article № 1, pages 7-11

Section: Economics of agribusiness sectors

Language: Russian

Original language title: ВОЗМОЖНОСТИ ПРОИЗВОДСТВА ОБЩЕСТВЕННЫХ БЛАГ СЕЛЬСКИМ ХОЗЯЙСТВОМ РОССИИ

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Abstract: Agriculture not only produces products, but also generates various side effects. Nobody pays for many of them, although they bring substantial benefits to the whole society and individual social groups. The scientific liter- ature refers to them as external effects (externalities) and public goods. Despite the fact that they are by-products of the main activity, it would be incorrect to put an equality sign between them, as in the first case their manufacturer does not receive any compensation, and in the second case payment takes place. However, this payment is not by direct consumers of public goods, but at the expense of budgetary funds or various public funds. The article argues the expe- diency and justifies the possibility of transferring the currently free positive externalities produced by the Russian agri- cultural sector into public goods for which farmers could receive special payment. The authors' classification of positive external effects of agriculture is presented.

Authors: Golubev Aleksei Valerianovich, Svetlov Nikolai Mikhailovich