The economic and social impact of capital-city proximity on territorial development
... to identify the nature of this influence, which manifests itself both in stimulating economic growth and in generating social disparities. The study employs a comparative methodology based on the analysis of statistical indicators of capital-adjacent regions and their respective capital cities. The findings confirm that proximity to the capital provides access to agglomeration advantages, as reflected in higher macroeconomic indicators, including average wage levels and gross regional product per ...
Cooperation between Russia and the EU in the field of innovative development of tourism: the case of the Lithuania — Poland — Russia cross-border cooperation programme
... Lithuania-Poland-Russia cross-border cooperation programme for 2009—2013 in the field of tourism. Special attention is paid to analysing tourism innovations that have emerged as a result of the projects aimed at cooperation and tourism development in the border regions of Russia and the EU countries. A number of projects have been implemented under the supervision and with the participation of the author. The article focuses on the role of innovative types of tourism in the regional development of territories ...
