Russian regional capitals as new international actors: the case of Yekaterinburg and Rostov

The authors consider theoretical approaches to the evaluation of international functions of large regional centres. They analyse the factors determining this activity and propose a number of quantitative and qualitative indicators helping to estimate its efficiency. A special attention is paid to th...

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Main Authors: Vladimir Kolossov, Denis Eckert
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Language:English
Published: Société Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of Geography 2007-01-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/11686
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description The authors consider theoretical approaches to the evaluation of international functions of large regional centres. They analyse the factors determining this activity and propose a number of quantitative and qualitative indicators helping to estimate its efficiency. A special attention is paid to the role of local governments in the development of foreign contacts. It is shown that Russian metropolitan centres have become highly involved in international contacts, but they find themselves in very different stages. A comparison of Yekaterinburg and Rostov demonstrates that cultural factors of internationalisation are as important as economic restructuring.
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spelling doaj-art-baa57c12dbed452c887307b41fb6cc802025-08-20T02:27:27ZengSociété Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of GeographyBelgeo1377-23682294-91352007-01-01111513210.4000/belgeo.11686Russian regional capitals as new international actors: the case of Yekaterinburg and RostovVladimir KolossovDenis EckertThe authors consider theoretical approaches to the evaluation of international functions of large regional centres. They analyse the factors determining this activity and propose a number of quantitative and qualitative indicators helping to estimate its efficiency. A special attention is paid to the role of local governments in the development of foreign contacts. It is shown that Russian metropolitan centres have become highly involved in international contacts, but they find themselves in very different stages. A comparison of Yekaterinburg and Rostov demonstrates that cultural factors of internationalisation are as important as economic restructuring.https://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/11686large regional centresinternational activityRussiaapproachesmeasurementfactors
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Russian regional capitals as new international actors: the case of Yekaterinburg and Rostov
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large regional centres
international activity
Russia
approaches
measurement
factors
title Russian regional capitals as new international actors: the case of Yekaterinburg and Rostov
title_full Russian regional capitals as new international actors: the case of Yekaterinburg and Rostov
title_fullStr Russian regional capitals as new international actors: the case of Yekaterinburg and Rostov
title_full_unstemmed Russian regional capitals as new international actors: the case of Yekaterinburg and Rostov
title_short Russian regional capitals as new international actors: the case of Yekaterinburg and Rostov
title_sort russian regional capitals as new international actors the case of yekaterinburg and rostov
topic large regional centres
international activity
Russia
approaches
measurement
factors
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