Sustainable development perspectives for Latvian regions
2015
Abeltina, A., Turiba Univ., Riga (Latvia). Faculty of Business Administration | Zvirgzdina, R., Turiba Univ., Riga (Latvia). Faculty of Business Administration | Zarina, V., Turiba Univ., Riga (Latvia). Faculty of Business Administration
In this paper, the attention will be paid to relationship between these dimensions and the regional development. The aim of this paper is to take a closer look at the consideration of a new viewpoint, as it may seem, related to well-known things that deal with such economic concepts as regional development and sustainable development and evaluation of specifics of sustainable development in Latvian regions. To achieve the aim, the following tasks were selected: to examine the theoretical background and regional development preconditions of sustainable development; to analyse the present specifics of Latvian regions in the context of sustainable development; to consider future developments from the viewpoint of facilitation of sustainable regional development. The following research methodology was used: literature review, graphical method, focus group discussions and logically constructive approach – for making judgements and result analysis; synthesis method – to combine the elements in a unified system; social research methods – to obtain the primary information and to carry out its verification. Conclusions: the main reasons for misbalanced regional development are the differences in employment, levels of income and investment. The research proposes solutions to promote balanced regional development.
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