Discussion Papers 1993. 
Spatial Research and the Social-Political Changes
DISCUSSION PAPERS 
Special 
SPATIAL RESEARCH 
AND THE 
SOCIAL-POLITICAL 
CHANGES 
Papers of the 7th Polish-Hungarian 
Geographical Seminar 
(Kecskemet, Hungary 17-21 September, 1990) 
Edited by 
Annamaria Duro 
Centre for Regional Studies 
1993 

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Discussion Papers 1993. 
Spatial Research and the Social-Political Changes
English text revised by 
Maria M. Ritter 
Patrick J. Alexander 
Figures: 
Ibolya Duska 
Page-setting and typography: 
Tiberias BT. 
Kecskem6t 
Managing director: 
Mihaly Fodor 
ISBN 963 8371 757 
Centre for Regional Studies, 
Hungarian Academy of Sciences 
Pecs, 1993 

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Discussion Papers 1993. 
Spatial Research and the Social-Political Changes
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CONTENTS 
PREFACE 
 5 
National and regional planning in Poland on regional and country-wide scale  
7 
Andrzej Stasiak 
Historical and today's socio economic conditions of regionalism in Hungary 
 15 
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J6zsef Toth 
Systemic change and potential trends of regional development in Hungary 
 29 
Leisz16 Farag6 
Polish economy under crisis 
 37 
Marek Potrykowski 
The relationship between economic policy, energy policy and the treatment of 
declining mining areas in Hungary 
 47 
Gyorgyi Barra 
The industry of the Gdansk agglomeration and the environmental hazards of the 
region 
 59 
Malgorzata Wysieriska 
Tertiary employment in some Central European countries about 1980 
 67 
Andrzej Werwicki 
Availability of infrastructure in rural communal centers in Poland 
 85 
Krzysztof Mims 
Crisis signs of the Hungarian small towns 
 97 
&Vint Csaufri 
Local development strategies: Encouragement or re acquirement? 
 103 
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Csilla Keresztes Nagy 
Enterprises of local town councils in Hungary 
 109 
Miluily Lados 
LIST OF TABLES 
 117 
LIST OF FIGURES 
 119 
CONTRIBUTORS 
 121 

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