Vladimir Putin's Academic Writings and Russian Natural Resource Policy Mineral Natural Resources in the Strategy for Development of the Russian Economy

Translation of Vladimir Putin's 1999 article "Mineral Natural Resources in the Strategy for Development of the Russian Economy," which expands upon his 1997 dissertation written at the St. Petersburg Mining Institute. Putin argues that the state has an important role to play in the regulation and development of the extraction and processing industries, which could provide the basis for the entire Russian economy to advance to sustainable economic development. Translation with an introductory note by Harley Balzer, Georgetown University.