Political and economic development in the Baltic region: modernization towards Europe of knowledge

Abstract

The multidimensional conception of the Baltic region as a whole is described. This conception represents some possibilities for the formation of a unified social, economic and technological space. The main idea of this conception is the multidimensional evaluation of the development factors and processes in the Baltic countries. The conception of the Baltic region as a whole is related to ethnic, social, cultural, political and economic development process varieties, as well as the formation of a evaluation criteria for this region as a whole. The base condition, which must be followed for understanding the Baltic region as a system, is that the Baltic region must be understood as that whole together with the characteristic differences and signs of internal conflict. Also, these signs in the Baltic region are very clear; the analysis of these signs is a crucial link to understanding the Baltic region as a system. The problems and priorities of networking in the Baltic region are described in detail. The regularities of the political and economic development in the context of the changes towards Europe of knowledge, as well as the processes of formation of the unified social, economic and technological space in the Baltic region as an perspective research area is described.