FACTORS OF "NEW ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY" AND INTEGRATION ACTIVITIES OF TRANSBAIKAL REGIONS
Taking into account the difficult economic situation in Russia and the increasing geopolitical tensions, regional policies are required to use the internal potential of the territories through interregional cooperation and integration, influence of the so-called development factors of “new economic geography” and innovative territorial development institutions. We have given a general description of such factors for Transbaikal regions: natural resources, geographical location, agglomeration effects, and institutions. The article systematized the information and presented the perspective of Transbaikal development through the potential factors of “new economic geography” using two-level projects. The first level is characterized by the direct participation of Ministry for Development of the Russian Far East in the implementation of projects, the second - by the direct participation of regions under the supervision of Ministry.