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International involvement, autonomy and sustainable development in the Arctic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Lise Lyck
Affiliation:
Institute of Economics, Copenhagen School of Economics and Business Administration, Nansensgade 19, 5. DK-1366 Copenhagen K, Denmark

Abstract

Five phases of international involvement in the Arctic are identified. The importance of analyzing internationalization development as a continuous process, instead of as separate periods replacing each other, is set into focus. Core problems of attaining autonomy in the Arctic are identified and related to southern-based strategies. Sustainable development, here analyzed, requires an identity to be developed among people as well as an integrated economy. Lack of identity and persistence of a non-integrated economy are often characteristic of Arctic areas. Greenland's development, analyzed within this theoretical framework. is hampered by a non-integrated economy, which must be changed soon if sustainable development is to be realized by the end of the century.

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Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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