Creation of an Educational Institution under Concession Model at a Strategic Investor's Expense as a Development Factor of a Small Town in Russia

Student: Dolgopolskiy Sergey

Supervisor: Andrey Pavlovich Zaostrovtsev

Faculty: Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences

Educational Programme: Urban Development and Local Administration (Master)

Final Grade: 9

Year of Graduation: 2020

"Creation of an educational institution under concession model at a strategic investor's expense as a development factor of a small town in Russia". The present graduation thesis is dedicated to the analyses of solving typical socio-economic problems of a small town in Russia due to the attraction of a strategic investor. This paper mainly focuses on perspectives of creation under concession model (at such investor’s expense) of an educational institution, which can, as shown by the author, boost local economy growth. The thesis is based on the analyses of relevant Russian and international experience. The case study of Gusev (the Kaliningrad region) contained herein may be taken as a model example for other small towns in Russia.

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