Medicine as a Driver for the Development of the Regional Economy in the Coal-Mining Region

Abstract

Recently, there has been a reassessment of the impulses and drivers of economic development of such mono raw material subjects of the Russian Federation as Kuzbass. Their resource orientation is replaced by the need to search for new forms and content, including not only “monetization”, but also “socialization” of the effects obtained. Taking into account the global trend towards the “servicization” of the economy, the development of IT-technologies, the relevance of this problem in relation to the medicine in Kuzbass is extremely increasing. The article examines the state of medicine in the Kemerovo region, identifies trends in its development, positive and negative factors that promote or hinder sustainable growth. Based on the analysis of foreign approaches to modernizing the sphere of medicine, innovative tools for reforming this industry at the municipal and regional levels are proposed in order to create new jobs, improve the quality of life in Kuzbass. The authors proved the thesis that medicine in Kuzbass can become a driver of the municipal and regional economy development.