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Territoriality, functional, institutional in Russian and European studies of macro-regionalization

Available online: 29 April 2013

Subject Heading: PROBLEMS. SEARCH. SOLUTIONS

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In the article the approaches to macro-region definition in research works of the Russian and European authors are considered. It is shown that in domestic tradition allocation of macro-regions happens on the basis of the resource and branch principle and is perceived by all actors as set from the outside, and in the European Union (EU) – on the basis of first of all welfare factors of self-identification of territories. The reasons of these distinctions and the further directions of researches are defined.

Keywords: macro-region, macro-regionalization, territorial principle, functional principle, territoriality vs. functionality, institutionalization

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