Regional integration processes and transformations in the European Union: formation of a unified social, economic and technological space in the Baltic region
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2008 | 378 | 385 |
Transformations in the Baltic region oriented towards regional integration, as well as the integral social, eco-nomic and technological space formation processes are described and analyzed here. These processes are comprehended as an important factor of further social, economic and technological modernization in the Baltic countries, as a precondition for more intensive and active integration of Baltic economic systems into the Euro-pean and global economic and technological structures, as well as the knowledge based society and knowledge economy creation factor. The arguments determining the idea of the Baltic region integrity and unity, as well as opposing arguments are also evaluated here. The main principles of integration in the Baltic region, as well as the possible integration strategies are analyzed. The integral social, economic and technological space in the Baltic region as a research area is described.