BALTIC SEA PORTS AND RUSSIAN FOREIGN TRADE: STUDIES IN THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY OF TRANSITION

摘要: The aim of this study is to describe how the changing geopolitical environment in former Soviet Union (FSU) has created new transport geography, and thereby resulted patterns foreign trade routes, port competition market economic adaptation Baltic Sea fringe. geographical limitation western part FSU Sea. time-span from beginning 1990s until 2003. role of, situation in, sector here used difficulties that have faced primarily Russia years transition. In its current extension, faces severe limitations capacity compared demand generated by domestic industry raw material producers. Meanwhile, states possess a vastly exceeds local demand. A number proposed Russian projects for are described North West set relation region as possible competitor. addition, other changes developments within sectors during transition described. thesis shows large-scale development capacity, although economically hard motivate, coincided with higher oil prices since 1999. As traded volumes increased even more than dependence upon ports continues uninterrupted. results five-year longitudinal Port Survey Swedish countries 1993-1997, conducted author, complemented similar Statistics Sweden 1998-2001 ports, also presented. purpose been thoroughly actual flow cargoes between and, at same time, evaluate official statistics presented relation, which uncovered substantial discrepancies. (A) This document available on Internet: http://www.handels.gu.se/epc/archive/00002983/01/BrodinAvh.pdf