The external environment and the system of economic relations between the regions

Abstract

© 2016 Taylor & Francis Group, London.This study looks at the basic strategies of territorial approach to studying regions. The paper aims at analyzing the main features of the regional territorial system with a view to develop interregional economic cooperation; the authors study the concept of the regional (external) environment and present a definition based on the case study of the Republic of Tatarstan interregional cooperation.