Improvement of strategic planning in the forest sector of the economy (regional level of analysis)

Abstract

The goal of this study is to develop recommendations for improving the system of government strategic planning in the forest sector of the economy. The research results are based on the justification of the need to form a way for improving the system of government strategic planning. Firstly, the authors identified determinants of the development of the forest sector, which are defining directions of strategic planning. Secondly, on the basis of identified problems hindering the development of the forest sector, organizational and managerial prerequisites for improving planning have been established. Thirdly, methodological basis for the formation of strategic program documents within the framework of a holistic system of government strategic planning in the forest sector of the region, based on a strategic planning document for the region’s forest sector. Theoretical significance of this research lies in the development of methodological foundations for formation of strategic program documents within the framework of a holistic system of the government strategic planning in the forest sector of the economy. In addition, results of the study can serve as a basis for finding new solutions to this problem. Practical significance consists in the possibility of application of organizational and managerial tools in a process of improvement of the planning system of development of the forest sector of the economy; proposed methodological framework will assist in the development of documents for government strategic planning of the Russian forest sector