arengupöörde
Arengupöörde is an Estonian term used to describe a turning point or pivot in development processes. It denotes a moment or period when a country, region, organization, or sector changes its development trajectory due to major reforms, investments, or structural changes. The word combines arengu, meaning development, with pöörde, the form of pöörde meaning turning, indicating a directional shift.
In policy and scholarly discourse, arengupöörde is used to characterize strategic shifts such as moving from
Indicators commonly cited to assess an arengupöörde include changes in growth composition (sectoral contributions to GDP),
Critics note that labeling a period an arengupöörde does not guarantee success; outcomes depend on coherence