Discussion Papers 1999. 
Spatial Research in Support of the European Integration
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CONTENTS 
LIST OF TABLES 
 5 
LIST OF FIGURES 
 7 
PREFACE 
 11 
European access and changing Hungarian regional policy 
 13 
Gyula Horvath 
The new administrative division of Poland 
 31 
Andrzej Stasiak 
The role of transport corridors in European integration 
 43 
Teofil Lijewski 
Transformation of the migrational processes in Poland  (1988-1994) 
 49 
Tomasz Komornicki 
New factors in the differentiation of the Hungarian  settlement network 
 59 
Mint Csatari 
The Hungarian banking system and regional  development in transition 
 69 
(1987-1997) 
Zoltan Gal 
Electoral geography in Poland 
 87 
Mariusz Kowalski 
Geographical patterns of the 1998 Hungarian parliamentary elections 
 97 
Zoltan Kovacs 
Changing spatial patterns of Polish agriculture and some 
comparisons with EU agriculture 
 113 
Roman Kulikowski 
Transformation of state farms in Poland: ownership patterns 
 121 
Wlodzimierz Zgliriski 
Some aspects of regional development from below 
 135 
Eva G. Fekete 
Second homes in Hungary 
 145 
Laszlo Csordas 
CONTRIBUTORS 
161 

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Discussion Papers 1999. 
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LIST OF TABLES 
European access and changing Hungarian regional policy 
Table 1 
Transitions of the Hungarian regional policy at the end 
of the 20th century 
16 
The new administrative division of Poland 
Table 1 
Basic information on the new voivodships, 1998 
39 
The role of transport corridors in European integration 
Table 1 
Increase in the number of passenger cars in some 
European states, 1960-1995 
43 
Table 2 
Increase in the number of trucks in some European states, 
1960-1995 
44 
Transformations of the migrational processes in Poland (1988 1994) 
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Table 1 
Migration attractiveness, 1988 
54 
Table 2 
Migration attractiveness, 1994 
54 
The Hungarian banking system and regional development 
in transition (1987-1997) 
Table 1 
Proportion of foreign capital in the Hungarian banking system 
70 
Table 2 
Annual balance sheet footings and number of employees 
in the Hungarian banking, 1991-1996 
75 
Table 3 
Banking services in the Hungarian cities, 1996 
80 
Electoral geography in Poland 
Table 1 
Electoral results of the Left, 1990-1997 
90 

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Geographical patterns of the 1998 Hungarian parliamentary elections 
Table 1 
Distribution of votes for party-lists in the post-communist elections 
 98 
Some aspects of regional development from below 
Table 1 
Characteristics of development controlled from 
above and from below 
 136 

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Discussion Papers 1999. 
Spatial Research in Support of the European Integration 5-9. p.
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LIST OF FIGURES 
European access and changing Hungarian regional policy 
Figure 1  Institutional system of regional policy in Hungary 
15 
Figure 2  Eligible areas in Hungary, 1996 
20 
Figure 3  Population of eligible areas by regions, 1996 
21 
Figure 4  Various designation of regions in Hungary 
27 
The new administrative division of Poland 
Figure 1  Cities with over 50 000 inhabitants, 1950 
35 
Figure 2  Cities with over 50 000 inhabitants, 1995 
36 
Figure 3  The average density of population in the new voivodships, 1998 
37 
Figure 4  The average density of population in the powiat of the 
Mazovian voivodship, 1998 
 40 
Transformations of the migrational processes in Poland (1988-1994) 
Figure 1  Total net inter-voivodship and international migrations, 1988 
52 
Figure 2  Total net inter-voivodship and international migrations, 1994 
53 
Figure 3  Migration attractiveness of Polish voivodships, 1988 
55 
Figure 4  Migration attractiveness of Polish voivodships, 1994 
57 
New factors in the differentiation of the Hungarian settlement network 
Figure 1  Spatial dispersity of main factor points of general analysis 
63 
Figure 2  Diffusion of dynamic (3rd) factor and the Hungarian road network 
64 
Figure 3  Special factor of village analysis 
 66 
Figure 4  Developed towns and developed small regions 
67 
The Hungarian banking system  and regional development 
in transition  (1987 1997) 
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Figure 1  Hungarian urban hierarchy based on financial functions, 1910 
72 
Figure 2  Branch network of Hungarian commercial banks, 1997 
74 
Figure 3  Distribution of banking network among Hungarian regions, 1996 
76 
Figure 4  Spatial distribution of branches in Budapest, 1996 
78 

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Figure 5  Banking network density of Budapest 
78 
Figure 6  Density of the Hungarian banking network, 1995 
79 
Figure 7  Banking network of Hungarian cities, 1996 
 82 
Figure 8  Banking network of Hungarian county seats, 1998 
82 
Electoral geography in Poland 
Figure 1  Election turnout, 1989 
88 
Figure 2  Election turnout, 1997 
88 
Figure 3  Partition of the present Polish territory in the 19th century 
89 
Figure 4  Results of the Solidarity movement, 1989 (Senate) 
91 
Figure 5  Lech Waloa's results in the communes, 1995 (2nd round) 
91 
Figure 6  Liberal option results, 1997 
93 
Figure 7  Conservative option results, 1997 
93 
Figure 8  Peasant option results, 1997 
94 
Figure 9  Left-wing option results, 1997 
94 
Figure 10  Cultural and electoral geography of Bialystok voivodship 
95 
Geographical patterns of the 1998 Hungarian parliamentary elections 
Figure 1  Election turnout, 1994 and 1998 
 102 
Figure 2  Election turnout by settlements types, 1998 
 103 
Figure 3  Voting patterns by settlements types, 1998 
 104 
Figure 4  Voting results of the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) 
105 
Figure 5  Voting results of the Alliance of Young Democrats (FIDESZ) 
106 
Figure 6  Voting results of the Workers' Party (Munkaspart) 
 107 
Figure 7  Voting results of the Hungarian Truth and Life Party (MIEP) 
108 
Figure 8  Political geographic profile of Hungary 
 109 
Changing spatial patterns of Polish agriculture and some comparisons 
with the EU agriculture 
Figure 1  Employed in Polish individual agriculture per 100 hectares 
of agricultural land, 1996 
 114 
Figure 2  Average size of Polish individual farms, 1996 
 115 
Figure 3  State farming in Poland as a percentage rate of total 
agricultural land, 1989 
 117 

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Transformation of state farms in Poland: ownership patterns 
Figure 1  Agricultural land taken over by the Agency for Treasury 
Agricultural Property, January 1, 1997 
 126 
Figure 2 Use of land at the disposal of the Agency, 1992-1997 
128 
Figure 3 Use of land at the disposal of the Agency, January 1, 1997 
 129 
Figure 4  Agricultural land sold from the reserves of the Agency 
130 
Figure 5  Agricultural land rented out from the reserves of the Agency 
130 
Second homes in Hungary 
Figure 1  Proportion of holiday home owners in Hungarian counties 
with a permanent residence in Budapest and the 
same county, 1997 
 150 
Figure 2  Proportion of holiday home owners in Hungarian resorts with 
a permanent residence on the Great Plain, 1997 
 151 
Figure 3  Proportion of holiday home owners in Hungarian resorts with 
a permanent residence in Transdanubia, 1997 
 152 
Figure 4  Number of holiday buildings registered by TAKISZ in 
Hungarian counties, 1997 
 153 
Figure 5  Average taxable area of the holiday buildings registered by TAKISZ  in 
Hungarian resorts, 1997 
 156 
Figure 6  Age pyramid of the holiday home owners in Hungarian 
counties, 1900-1987 
157 

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