Major infrastructure projects and the foreign policy of the Baltic states in 2010-2014

Abstract: At the current stage of social development, particular attention is drawn to studies that assess major infrastructure -and thus political- projects aimed at a qualitative breakthrough in the socio-economic development of the countries under investigation. The scheduled multi-billion investments into energy sector are of political rather than economic nature. The projects to develop alternative power grids and high-speed railways can result in large-scale economic downturns diminishing the prospects of balanced social development. The author addresses the classical concepts of the theory of regional economy and new economic geography and their interpretation of the interconnection between political and economic factors. The article aims to demonstrate the inconsistency between political and economic objectives of the development of the Baltics. The study contributes to a broader set of research into the issues of post-Soviet economic and political development. The Baltic States foll

Alternative title
Внешняя политика государств Прибалтики и крупные инфраструктурные проекты 2010—2014 годов
Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch
Notes
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Baltic Region (2014) 1 ; 4-20

Classification
Politik

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Mannheim
(when)
2014
Creator
Mezhevich, Nikolai M.

DOI
10.5922/2079-8555-2014-1-1
URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-51265-9
Rights
Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Mezhevich, Nikolai M.

Time of origin

  • 2014

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