Geography and economy of the Kaliningrad region: limitations and prospects of development

Abstract: With its exclave status, the Kaliningrad region has been drawing attention of many researchers in different fields. Yet the prospects for cooperation between the region and neighbouring communities in Poland and Lithuania, which once constituted an integrated social, economic and political space, remain unclear. Media analysts and scholars alike tend to view the Kaliningrad region as "double periphery", since it is excluded from major modernisation processes both in the European integration zone and in the Russian Federation. However, a detailed study involving polyscale socioeconomic indices, expert interviews, and surveys run contrary to this viewpoint. A look at the key indices of the Kaliningrad region and the neighbouring communities of Poland and Lithuania showed that both socioeconomic situation and standards of living are comparable in these areas, which indicates the prerequisites for mutually beneficial interregional cooperation. We have analysed factual information on so

Alternative title
Потенциал экономико-географического положения Калининградской области: ограничения и перспективы реализации
Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch
Notes
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Baltic Region (2013) 4 ; 81-94

Classification
Wirtschaft

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Mannheim
(when)
2013
Creator
Sebentsov, Alexander B.
Zotova, Maria V.

DOI
10.5922/2079-8555-2013-4-8
URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-51241-9
Rights
Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Sebentsov, Alexander B.
  • Zotova, Maria V.

Time of origin

  • 2013

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