The Kaliningrad Oblast: a Unique Region and a Typical Centre
... expectations. The region can be considered as depressed; it is characterised by the instability of the socioeconomic situation. The main reason for the reduced efficiency of state activity is the attempt to apply standard mechanisms of governmental regional development regulation that neglect the unique nature of this Russian territory: its enclave/exclave status, the settling history of the region, the dependence on external markets, etc. To solve the problems of the Kaliningrad region, the state should ...
Dynamics of the socio-economic development of Northwestern Federal District regions in the context of road network expansion
... Development Strategy. Based on a correlation analysis of data for the period 2007—2023, which includes 22 indicators of socio-economic dynamics and 6 parameters of road infrastructure, key patterns of interaction between the transport network and regional development dynamics have been identified. The use of Spearman’s rank correlation method made it possible to determine the strength and direction of relationships, interpreted with regard to the physical-geographical and economic characteristics of ...