Mitrofanova I.V., Zhukov A.N. Objects of the Olympic megaproject "Sochi 2014": problem of "white elephants"

Mitrofanova I.V.

Doctor of Economic Sciences, Leading Scientific Researcher, Institute of Social, Economic and Humanitarian Researches of the Southern Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor, Department of International and Regional Economics, Volgograd State University, Rostov-on-Don − Volgograd (mitrofanova@volsu.ru)

Zhukov A.N.

Lecturer, Department of Economy and Management, Volgograd Institute of Business, Volgograd (labser@volsu.ru)

Abstract.

The article offers the conclusion about an unclear prospect of the post Olympic use of large Olympic objects located in the mountain and coastal clusters. Besides, during the Olympic construction some of the considerable expenses made were not seriously proved. And nevertheless in spite of the fact that every project is unique and the authors are sure that for Russia the realization of the Olympic megaproject is a priceless experience that should be studied in details and in first turn for not repeating the same mistakes at the realization of another started sports megaproject, i.e. Football World Cup 2018 and later to minimize risks and miscalculation at the realization in the practice of the strategic territorial management of such an tool like megaprojects.

Key words: megaprojects, Olympiad, state corporation, economic safety, mountain cluster, coastal cluster, investments, state private partnership, infrastructure, post project analysis, «white elephants», efficiency

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