Transformation of Management of the Timber Industry Complex of the Baikal Region During the Transition to a New Technological Paradigm

In the context of economic downturn, increasing competition and uncertainties in the global market, in connection with the transition to a new technological paradigm, Russia should move from an ultra-liberal model of economic management to a planned market model focused on the results of economic growth and modernization of production. This requires increasing state control in the reproduction processes in the timber industry (LPC) (taking into account the principles of the «green economy»), which requires deep theoretical understanding, including management transformation at the federal and regional levels. In this article, we employed general scientific methods to show the urgent need for transforming the management of the Baikal region LPC, restructuring the system of institutions, in order to ensure the formation and implementation of large-scale modernization projects in this area on a scientific basis, achieve stable economic growth, and increase the competitiveness of the Russian LPC on the global market. We proposed that the foundation of this system should be a federal subject of management - the Ministry of Forestry of the Russian Federation, which performs the functions of planning, organizing, and motivating the transition of LPC enterprises to a new technological paradigm.