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This article continues the authors' research on the problems of strategic planning in Kemerovo Oblast (Kuzbass) aimed to propose a model for regional development under external and internal challenges and threats within the official Kuzbass-2035 development strategy. The authors claim that one of the main problems of Kuzbass development is lacking a consensus between regional businesses and authorities on the matters of harmonious territorial development – which ultimately leads to its degradation against the background of visibly successful advancement processes in primary areas. The coal sector, the key one in the region, has been developing successfully, in part thanks to the "soft" stance of the regional authorities towards social and environmental standards, and an absence of proper control over the development of transport logistics. It is stated that the necessary conditions for harmonization are better business climate, inclusiveness, and innovative economics. The article also considers major channels and mechanisms of the harmonization process, including increasing investment in mineral production, managing localization, improving regional infrastructure, introducing new environmental and social standards, moving decision-making centers closer to resource extraction spots. As exemplified by tax administration in the coal sector, which is one of the most important harmonization channels, we show that balancing the interests of business and the territory is not its current goal. Using best practices of primary producing countries and regions, the authors propose ways to perfect this harmonization course. When examining localization issues, the emphasis is on the need to create extensive science and project capacities in Kuzbass, as well as establish effective channel management. We suggest discussing the use of other harmonization mechanisms mentioned here in our subsequent publications.

The article on the basis of the method of structural shifts analyzed the dynamics and structural transformations of employment and production of gross value added (GVA) in the Kemerovo region - Kuzbass. The authors attempted a quantitative analysis of the contribution of structural factors to economic dynamics, as well as an assessment of trends in diversification of region production. The basis for the calculations was compiled by state statistics for 2007-2018. It was shown that during this period regional employment dynamics were determined mainly by regional factors, whose contribution to the growth of this indicator turned out to be negative. In turn, the dynamics of GVA production was due to a complex of national trends and regional factors, whose influence was multi-directional (the positive effect of macroeconomic conditions and the negative contribution of the regional component). The contribution of structural shifts to the growth of the GVA was negative and insignificant, and the reduction in the number of employees in Kuzbass took place with an almost unchanged structure. To date, in the Kemerovo region, using a diversification mechanism, it has not been possible to create an economy structure resistant to internal and external shocks: coal mining remains the fundamental basis of the region's economy. All this gives reason to state that the structure of the economy that was formed in Soviet times, and the features "inherited" by it since then, continue to determine the dynamics of the development of Kuzbass and serve as a strategic challenge for the region.