Neoindustrialization of Former Industrial Regions of Russia: The Example of “Titanium Valley"

• Authors: Alexander Burnasov , Maria Ilyushkina , Yuri Kovalev , Anatoly Stepanov
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Russian economy in the 20th century experienced complex transformational processes. Havingintroduced the principles of a market economy, Russia has found itself under pressures of globalizationand neoindustrialization, which have had an effect on the nation’s industrial structure. Globalization hasexpanded state borders and opened the gates for Russian entrepreneurs to conquer world markets in oiland gas, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, engineering and chemical industries. The Urals region of Russiais developing in a very intensive way. The production cluster known as “Titanium Valley” was formedhere. This article throws light on some of the special features of its activity.

Keywords

PL

cluster; titanium; globalization; investment

• Publisher: Instytut Geografii Uniwersytetu Pedagogicznego im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
• Journal: Prace Komisji Geografii Przemysłu Polskiego Towarzystwa Geograficznego
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 21
• Pages: 327-331

Contributors

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Alexander Burnasov

• Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg

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Maria Ilyushkina

• Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg

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Yuri Kovalev

• Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg

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Anatoly Stepanov

• Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg

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