Patterns Of Spatial Development: Evidence From Russia
Journal: Regional Science Inquiry
Year: 2018

The aim of the paper is to analyze the trends of spatial inequality in Russia in 1994-2015 based on the convergence concepts. Russia faced the problem of inter-regional inequality as well as most countries. The situation is aggravated by the external economic and domestic factors in recent years. The fall in energy prices and Western sanctions had a negative impact on the country's economic development. Russia is compelled to take into account geopolitical interests in the implementation regiona