The article says that the population and the economy of the world as a whole and Russia in particular are constantly at risk of natural hazards. Steady production growth and rapid urbanization, the concentration of population and enterprises in the areas of natural hazards (primarily the coast, the 150-km strip home to 44% of the world population and the concentrated 4/5 of the largest cities in the world)are the main factors increasing the risk. This is reflected in the trend of steady growth in the number of emergency situations of natural character and - even more rapidly - of socio-economic damage they cause. As a result, one observes a growing number of large-scale disasters (natural disasters) which, accounting for just a tenth of the total number of these emergencies, are accompanied by great human losses and material damage to the economy.

The article answers analyses the influence of different institutions on the country’s economic growth with large deposits of natural resources. This study points out the paradox faced by the researchers at the end of the last century: countries rich with natural resources demonstrate relatively lower rate of economic growth rather than their neighbors.The study answers the question: do natural resources have negative impact on economic growth of the country? And which factors also need to be analyzed? To achieve this there is a number of objectives: analysis of existing approaches for understanding of resource dependence, study of different countries real examples, econometric model development and detailed description of practical experience and problems in relation to one of the selected countries.This research is based on econometric methods and statistical analysis.The analysis of empirical data answered the question whether the availability of resources is a real „curse”? The hypothesis of influence for various parameters was tested for Russia, and indicates the possibility of its applicability to the Russian.

The article analyzes the modern ecological situation in the Russian Federation and its negative impact on the health of Russian citizens. Results of the forecast emissions, depending on the different scenarios of economic development of the Russian Federation are given - pessimistic and optimistic. In implementing the latter one is to wait a further increase in the load on the environment. To prevent it, it is necessary to improve of state of environmental policy. The article discusses the need for the following areas of development: improving environmental institutional structures and introducing a series of organizational measures, raising the efficiency of the mechanism of payments for negative impact on the environment, the introduction of economic instruments stimulating environmental mechanism, and others.

This article analyzes the works of the largest researcher of the information age and the new economy, M. Kastels. Considered are the scientist’s theses about the nature of informational society in which the generation, processing and transmission of information are sources of productivity and power; about the network nature of the post-industrial society and on the functioning of an effective network formof economic organization. The author considers the following - fundamental importance of distinguishing between the global and world economy, the formation theory of a new social space, a new temporality, the determining role of the innovation environment in the system of technological innovation systems - to be a doubtless major theoretical achievement of M. Kastels. In the article a lot of attention is devotedto the analysis by M. Kastels of system and the driving forces of the new, digital economy, the role of the Internet, the key role of “self-programming workforce”, as well as an acute social conflict between the “the Internet haves” and “the Internet have-nots” and the Digital Divide, leading to the marginalization of a large part of the world’s population. The author believes that the conceptual understanding of the diversity of models of contemporary social and cultural development (especially for the working out of the Russian development model) has a great importance to the consideration of the contents of the paper by M. Kastels and P. Himanen, dedicated to the Finnish model of the information society, the fundamental components of which are a combination of the active role of the state and deregulation, inclusion of all people into that society, a strong cultural identity and national feelings.

The article considers the concept evolution of „new economy”. It is shown that the approach to this phenomenon prevailing in 1990-2000-ies was based on outdated notions of a purely post-industrial content of the new economy. The global financial crisis of 2008-2009 and subsequent depression of the world economy have deprived us of objective view of contrasting ideas about the new economy as the only post-industrial phenomenon and the „old” economy, concentrated in the sphere of material production. Development of the neoindustrialization processes in the US and Western Europe since 2010 has been infusing the term „new economy” with a new meaning. Now it can be identified with technotronic society, understood as a stage of industrial development, when the machines connectedto the information network can carry out not only physical but also administrative operations instead of a human. The article singles out three areas of technological neoindustrialization: Internet industry, additive manufacturing and robotizing of the industry. Considered are the dynamics and economic motives of proliferation of robots in the US industry. The socio-economic impact of robotics is assessed.

The article is devoted to the financial support of the development of the new economy (on the example of space activities). The author shows that space activities relate to a very promising area of economic activity, they are a powerful generator of innovation and the locomotive of the Russian economy modernization.On the basis of current data trends are revealed in financing space activities in foreign countries, that of leading space powers.Developed are the proposals for the development of the most promising areas of space activity in Russia, as well as recommendations on our country’s equal participation in international space activities.The practical significance of the study lies in the fact that its results can be used to correct the strategic plans of development of space activities in the Russian Federation.

The article is devoted to quality control issues affecting the sustainable business development. Researched domestic and foreign experience of production quality management system, management functions (planning and organization of work, encouraging employees to work actively to ensure product quality, monitoring and evaluation of the quality of products, developing and implementing quality management activities). Given the desire to integrate into the world economy, entrepreneurs should focus on changing targets global vector of development in the field of quality management as the sources of development of the enterprise. The significance of developing a system of indicators for assessing industrial activities related to the need to monitor the effectiveness and reliability of functioning of the Organization to identify anomalies and development recommendations to address them. Concluded that the advantage of a systematic approach to quality management, which ensures improved consumer confidence inthe quality and safety of manufactured products, market expansion, attraction of foreign investors on investment, as well as improving the reputation of manufacturers of high-quality and bezopasnnoj products.

The Russian economy functions in conditions of external calls. Possibility of leadership in any segments of branches is undoubtedly attractive. The state and business understand the importance of the development and support of their own productions in the farmed industry of Russia. Innovative approaches approach and support of the competition allow to make the break in deliveries of fur and furs to the world markets. The article will be useful for the analysts specializing on the industry analysis, entrepreneurs wishing to be engaged in the sphere of fur farming.