The Russian Far East: Strengths and Weaknesses of Economic Integration
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The Russian Far East: Strengths and Weaknesses of Economic Integration :proceedings of the International scientific conference / ed. by P.A. Minakir ; Russian Academy of Sciences, Far-Eastern Branch, Economic Research Institute; Russian National Commitee on Pacific Economic Cooperation; International Academy of Regional Cooperation. - Khabarovsk : RIOTIP, 2004. - 464 p. |
The volume contains papers presented at the international symposium "The Russian Far East: Strengths and Weaknesses of Economic Integration", which focused on the problems of the Russian Far East economic integration, inclusive of its positive and negative effects. The materials are presented on issues dealing with regional aspects of economic integration, integration links of the Russian Far East with Asia-Pacific region countries, regional conditions for economic growth in the Russian Federation, regional consequences of Russia's entry into the WTO, problems of internal Russia's interregional integration, branch integration problems, institutional problems of integration processes. The materials provided cover a wide range of opinions by leading Russian and foreign scholars, government officials, businessmen, workers of the banking sector in the Russian Far East and Russia's central scientific institutions, lecturers of the Far-Eastern Universities.
The book is intended for specialists, teachers, post-graduates and students studying economic integration problems of the Russian economy as a whole and that of the Russian Far East.
Key words: economic integration, region, interregional cooperation, integration ties.