June 1, 2010 the Institute of Contemporary Development hosted a presentation of the report “Republics of the North Caucasus: Efficiency and Consolidation of Power”.

The event was organized by the Institute of Contemporary Development and the Center for Political Technologies.

The report presented by Rostislav Turovsky, Head of the Department of Regional Surveys at the Center for Political Technologies, focused on the latest efforts taken by authorities of all North Caucasian republics with the aim to foster socio-economic and political development of their regions.

According to the research results, political management in regions is quite diverse. Besides, the appointment of new regional heads added new factors to the dynamics of political processes in the surveyed republics.

The report did not reveal any significant changes in the economy or social setting of the North Caucasian republics, and their lagging socio-economic sectors have a negative impact on the economy. Apart from that, there is a huge gap between efficiency rating of certain republican authorities.

Among the discussion participants were Deputy Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in North Caucasus Federal District Yuri Oleinikov, Head of the Institute of Contemporary Development Igor Yurgens, President of the Center for Political Technologies Igor Bunin, members of the Scientific Council of the Carnegie Moscow Center Alexei Malashenko and Nikolai Petrov, Director for Social-Political Problems at Institute of Contemporary Development Boris Makarenko and other experts.