1. Foreign economic activity of Saint Petersburg, the Leningrad region, and the Republic of Karelia: problems and opportunities for development
- Author
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Yu. N. Bazhenov and O. V. Podshuvejt
- Subjects
National Economy ,Cultural Studies ,History ,Volkswirtschaftstheorie ,interregional cooperation ,Sociology and Political Science ,Economics ,economic development capacity ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Pooling ,Wirtschaftsentwicklung ,regional economy ,Face (sociological concept) ,international economic cooperation ,lcsh:Regional economics. Space in economics ,The Republic ,Competitive advantage ,Russia ,Welthandel ,internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen ,adjacent areas ,Regional development ,cross-border cooperation ,Political science ,ddc:330 ,Regional science ,Saint petersburg ,world trade ,regionale Entwicklung ,economic development (on national level) ,region ,international trade ,Wirtschaft ,grenzüberschreitende Zusammenarbeit ,Regionalwirtschaft ,regional development ,lcsh:HT388 ,Cross-border cooperation ,INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION,INTERNATIONAL TRADE,CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION,ADJACENT AREAS,INTERREGIONAL COOPERATION,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY ,Russland ,General Economics, Econometrics and Finance ,Social Sciences (miscellaneous) ,international economic relations - Abstract
In this paper, we look at the interregional cooperation in adjacent areas. Specifically, we focus our attention on the cluster of regions formed by the city of St. Petersburg, the Leningrad region and the Republic of Karelia. All three areas face a number of challenges when it comes to international trade: challenges that are shared and that require strategic coordinated solutions from regional decisionmakers. One of such solutions, for example, could require pooling of competitive advantages of these areas. The analysis of strategic documents of regional development, however, shows that the issue of interregional cooperation has not been duly addressed at any level, theoretical or practical. It is important to strengthen international trade capacity and to increase cooperation in other areas of cross-border relations, since these processes are crucial for Russia’s integration into the global markets.
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- 2012