Selective reconstruction model for the Donetsk people’s republic: theoretical foundations under resource constraints

Evgeniy V. Kotov

doi:10.29039/2409-6024-2026-14-9-649-661

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SELECTIVE RECONSTRUCTION MODEL FOR THE DONETSK PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS UNDER RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS Selective reconstruction model for the Donetsk people’s republic: theoretical foundations under resource constraints

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Published in Russian Journal of Management · Volume 14, Issue 9, 2026 · Pages 649–661 · Rubric: Management and society

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29039/2409-6024-2026-14-9-649-661

Received: 18.10.2026 Accepted: 18.10.2026 Published: 20.10.2026 Language of publication: ru-RU

Authors

Evgeniy V. Kotov

Doneckiy institut upravleniya – filial federal'nogo gosudarstvennogo byudzhetnogo obrazovatel'nogo uchrezhdeniya vysshego obrazovaniya «Rossiyskaya akademiya narodnogo hozyaystva i gosudarstvennoy sluzhby pri Prezidente Rossiyskoy Federacii» Russian Federation

ABSTRACT

The article examines the applicability of the main theories of regional development to the Donetsk People’s Republic, a new constituent entity of the Russian Federation developing under resource constraints. It is argued that the republic is undergoing four simultaneous transitions – from a military to a recovery regime, institutional, structural and spatial – as a result of which the key assumptions of many theories (equilibrium, the equalizing effect of factor mobility, a developed research base) do not hold there. It is shown that innovation and cluster concepts are premature at the current stage, while the institutional-evolutionary approach can serve as the explanatory core of the model, complemented by the theory of unbalanced growth, the concepts of growth poles and development axes, the principle of coordinating production, infrastructure and settlement, and the tenets of post-conflict recovery economics. A selective reconstruction model is proposed, comprising three stages with threshold conditions for transition; the risks of its implementation and response measures are identified, including the risk of an outflow of labor and production as the region integrates into the national economic space

KEYWORDS

regional development theories, resource constraints, new constituent entity of the Russian Federation, unbalanced growth, path dependence, growth poles, regional resilience, post-conflict recovery, selective reconstruction model, limiting factors

Funding

this article is prepared within the framework of the state assignment of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) FRRM-2026-0008 «Factors and Mechanisms of Managing the Socio-Economic Development of a New Constituent Entity of the Russian Federation under Conditions of Resource Constraints (a Case Study of the Donetsk People's Republic)»

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Kotov E. V. Selective reconstruction model for the Donetsk people’s republic: theoretical foundations under resource constraints // Russian Journal of Management. 2026. no. 9. pp. 649-661. DOI: https://doi.org/10.29039/2409-6024-2026-14-9-649-661. (Date of access 15.11.2026).

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Evgeniy V. Kotov. "Selective reconstruction model for the Donetsk people’s republic: theoretical foundations under resource constraints." Russian Journal of Management 14.9 (2026): 649-661. DOI: https://doi.org/10.29039/2409-6024-2026-14-9-649-661.

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Kotov E. V. (2026). Selective reconstruction model for the Donetsk people’s republic: theoretical foundations under resource constraints. Russian Journal of Management, 14(9), 649-661. https://doi.org/10.29039/2409-6024-2026-14-9-649-661

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