Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name:Kazenin Konstantin Author-Name-First: Konstantin Author-Name-Last:Kazenin Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: The North Caucasus in 2017: major development trends Abstract: In 2017, the social and economic development of the North Caucasian regions was proceeding amid introduction by the federal center of some new forms of regional economic support. A change in economic policy priorities in the North Caucasus was taking place amid sluggishness of the health resort sector, growing debt accruals for gas- and power supply and prevailing land-related conflicts. Classification-JEL: H11, H70, H77 Keywords: Russian economy, North Caucasus Creation-Date: 2018 Revision-Date:2018 Length: 4 pages File-URL: https://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/ppaper/ppaper-2018-315.pdf File-Format: application/pdf File-Function: Revised version, 2018 Handle: RePEc:gai:ppaper:ppaper-2018-315