УДК 338.45.01

EDN KPKNFX

 

Original article

 

Analysis of the conceptual and principal foundations of a circular economic system model

 

Kudryashov V. S., Malevskia-Malevich E. D.

 

Abstraсt

Introduction. This article is devoted to the analysis of the conceptual and fundamental foundations of the circular economic system model. The circular economy implies the creation of a closed econo­mic system, which implies conditionally waste-free production, aimed at saving natural resources and reducing waste generation. Russia, being a resource-surplus country in terms of natural resources, at first glance, is less interested in introducing such an economic model. However, upon a detailed examination of the conceptual foundations of the model, it becomes obvious that it is much broader, including, among other things, lean manufacturing methods, reducing supply chains due to circularity, reducing costs, offsetting economic integration, which is of particular importance for Russian enterprises in conditions of sanctions pressure on the economy.

Materials and methods. The theoretical basis of the study is the provisions of economic theory; scientific principles of knowledge management and innovation; researches of scientists on the problems of innovative development of industrial economic systems of various levels. The main methods of this study are the methods of analysis, synthesis and generalization.

Results and discussion. The study analyzes the conceptual and fundamental foundations of the circular economic system model. The authors developed a matrix of circular economy methods taking into account the stage of the product life cycle for different levels of the economy. The creation of a circular economic system in the region implies a certain compromise between industrial symbiosis and a cluster, including enterprises using a linear model, but creating a closed cycle by means of creating a natural reverse supply chain, when the waste of one enterprise becomes a resource for another.

Conclusion. Based on the results of a comparative analysis of existing approaches to the definition of the concept of a circular economy, carried out in the article, the author’s fundamental foundations of the model of a circular economic system were formulated. Its features are formulated at the meso-level.

Keywords: circular economic system, fundamental principles of circular economy, sustainable development, optimal use of resources

Funding: the research was carried out at the expense of a grant from the Russian Science Foundation (project — “Methodology for Ensuring the Effectiveness of Circular Economic Systems in the Region (on the Example of the North-West of Russia)”, No. 23-28-00619) https://rscf.ru/project/23-28-00619/

For citation: Kudryashov VS, Malevskia-Malevich ED. Analysis of the conceptual and principal foundations of a circular economic system model. Bulletin of the Research Institute of the Humanities by the Government of the Republic of Mordovia. 2024;16(1):12—20. EDN KPKNFX

 

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The article was submitted 25.07.2023; approved after reviewing 28.09.2023; accepted for publication 05.10.2023.

 

Information about the authors:

Vadim S. Kudryashov, Associate Professor of Department of Management of the North-West Institute of Management — Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (57/43 Sredny Avenue, Vasilievsky Island, Saint Petersburg 199178, Russia), Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, kudryashov-vs@ranepa.ru

Ekaterina D. Malevskaia-Malevich, Associate Professor of Department of Management of the North-West Institute of Management — Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (57/43 Sredny Avenue, Vasilievsky Island, Saint Petersburg 199178, Russia), Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0605-4969, malevskaya-ed@ranepa.ru

 

Contribution of the authors:

Kudryashov V. S. — preparation of a literature review, scientific editing;

Malevskaya-Malevich E. D. — development of the research concept, definition of methodology, formulation of conclusions.

 

Conflict of interests: the authors declare no conflict of interests.

 

The authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.