ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book explores the crisis management challenges in Kaliningrad. It analyses the case studies and formulates six general observations regarding the vulnerabilities and risks that transitional countries face during crises. The book also explores the Cepruss issue, one of the hallmarks of the Soviet period was the absence of personal responsibility in the bureaucratic management system. It describes the cases concerning human and environmental safety and well-being from a variety of naturally occurring as well as man-made/industrial risks and hazards. The book discusses the dilemma of value conflicts. The case study on the Free Economic Zone or Special Economic Zone (FEZ/SEZ) crisis gives an example of not only the conflict between domestic and western norms, but also a domestic conflict. It also discusses the issue of pollution caused by industrial enterprises, the problem of child welfare and the problem of environmental degradation.
