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Certain socioeconomic problems of development of the Arctic territories

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  • Complex Development of Arctic Territories in the Russian Federation
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The article discusses general problems of sustainable socioeconomic development on the foreign and Russian Arctic territories. We revealed examples of the Arctic territories where the best results in balanced socioeconomic development are achieved, i.e., Iceland, the northern provinces of Norway, and Sweden. The main challenges and risks for sustainable development of the Russian Arctic zone are indicated.

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Vylegzhanina, A.O. Certain socioeconomic problems of development of the Arctic territories. Stud. Russ. Econ. Dev. 28, 180–190 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1075700717020125

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