The study is based on the critical observations that competitive market forces alone are not able to assure convergence … economic policy based on the principle of cohesion, which supports, by means of economic levers, the less developed regions and … member countries. Our paper deals with the evolution of the EU cohesion funds, as well as with the results of convergence …

period in Russian regions there existed un- conditional beta-convergence, poor regions grew faster than rich ones. This …The paper considers the influence of federal government expenditures and transfers on interregional convergence in … paper shows that in this period inequality of Russian regions in GRP per capita and wages was diminishing. In the given …

optimization of the firms they work with. Firstly, in order to improve the individual competitiveness of those firms. Secondly …, knitting relationships between firms settle in the region they work in, in order to improve the competitiveness of the … highly impacted on the region with job destruction and SMEs closures. This has generated a inter-territorial cooperation …

the work was to identify regions with the highest innovation capacity and developed regional innovation system, where … Russian regions. Patent activity in Russia declined significantly from 60000 granted patents in 1989 to 22500 in 2012. The … 1000 employees; percentage of organizations with a website (%). Six groups of regions were identified: 'innovation core …

The Baltic Sea region is one of the most socially, economically and technologically developed regions in the world. The … Competitiveness indeces. Meanwhile, the region is experiencing rapid aging of society and depopulation of the territories, the region … crisis; and has high unemployment and poverty rates. One of the most prosperous and sustainable macro-regions in the world is …