Transboundary cooperation on the east of Russia: regional development and institutional bottlenecks Cover Image

Transboundary cooperation on the east of Russia: regional development and institutional bottlenecks
Transboundary cooperation on the east of Russia: regional development and institutional bottlenecks

Author(s): Evgeny Vodichev, Irina Glazyrina, Bella Krasnoyarova
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Geography, Regional studies, International relations/trade
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Asian Russia; transboundary territories; regional economy institutes; ecosystem services

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to characterise new and traditional borders of the Russian East from the perspective of transboundary cooperation. Weak institutes by which regional economy in the border regional is trapped are characterised in the paper. Case study of the timber industry is used as an illustration. Ecosystem approach is presented as an instrument to balance environmental risks. Methodologically the paper is based on the theory of border, Paul Krugman’s theory of spatial economic development and the World Bank classification scheme of development, and ecosystem approach as a component of environmental economy.

  • Issue Year: 6/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 13-20
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English