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LIST OF TABLES 
The relationship between economic policy, energy policy and 
the treatment of declining mining areas in Hungary 
Table 1 
Energy production and consumption of Hungary, 1986 
 47 
Table 2 
Yearly average growth rate of Hungarian economy, 1970-1988 
 48 
Table 3 
Energy consumption in Hungarian industry, 1986 
 48 
Table 4 
Energy consumption of production, 1982 
 49 
Table 5 
Structural change in energy production 
 49 
Table 6 
Maximum and minimum of proportion in industrial investment by 
branches in Hungary, 1960-1987 
 50 
Table 7 
Change of total energy consumption, 1972-1982 
 50 
Table 8 
Estimates of Soviet and Eastern European convertible currency 
debt, 1982-1988 
 51 
The industry of the Gdansk agglomeration and the environmental 
hazards of the region 
Table  
Industrial pollution of environment in towns of the Gdarisk 
agglomeration, 1985 
 61 
Table 2 
Dynamics of environmental pollution in the Gdansk voivodship 
emitted by industry, 1975-1987 
 61 
Table 3 
Emission of industrial pollution in the Gdansk agglomeration from 
plants with the highest environmental hazards, 1982-1987 
 63 
Table 4 
Characteristics of municipal sewage treatment plants in the Gdarisk 
agglomeration, 1986 
 64 
Tertiary employment in some Central European countries 
about 1980 
Table 1 
Structure of gross employment in some Central European countries 
about 1980 
 70 
Table 2 
Structure of gross employment in some Western countries, 1979 
 71 
Table 3 
Structure of service employment in some Central European 
countries about 1980 
 75 
Table 4 
Structure of employment in market services about 1980 
 77 
Table 5 
Structure of employment in socio-cultural and civil services about 
1980 
 79 
Table 6 
Classes of employment structures applied in the typology of 
territorial units 
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Availability of infrastructure in rural communal centers in Poland 
Table 1 
Frequency of appearance of agricultural service outlets in 
conununes and commune centers 
 89 
Table 2 
Frequency of appearance of agricultural service outlets (all types) 
according to the size classes of commune centers 
 90 
Table 3 
Degree of concentration of kindergarten places according to the 
size classes of commune centers 
 91 
Table 4 
Degree of concentration of pupils in primary schools according to 
the size classes of commune centers 
 92 
Table 5 
Number of primary school pupils per classroom according to the 
size classes of commune centers 
 92 
Table 6 
Degree of concentration of medical consulting rooms according to 
the size classes of commune centers 
 93 
Enterprises of local town councils in Hungary 
Table 1 
Barrier factors of local council enterprises 
 112 

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LIST OF FIGURES 
Historical and today's socio-economic conditions of regionalism in Hungary 
Figure 1 The Austro-Hungarian Monarchy 
 17 
Figure 2 The borders of the East-Central European region by different 
interpretations 
 18 
Figure 3 Regional centres in Hungary at the beginning of the 20th century 
 19 
Figure 4 The counties of Hungary 
 21 
Figure 5 The major rayon-projects in Hungary 
 22 
Figure 6 Research units of the Centre for Regional Studies, Hungarian 
Academy of Sciences and areas of Hungary investigated by them, 
1990 
 24 
Figure 7 The regions and spatial units of Hungary 
 25 
Figure 8 Border regions and their types in Hungary 
 (26) 
Polish economy under crisis 
Figure 1 Budgetary incomes and expenditures 
 37 
Figure 2 Prices and population income dynamics, 1980-1989 
 39 
Figure 3 Changes of the share of savings in financial resources of the 
population 
 40 
Figure 4 Investment outlays dynamics and the dynamics of gross material 
product divided (GMPD) 
 40 
Figure 5 Polish export volume dynamics, 1980-1989 
 43 
Figure 6 Polish import volume dynamics, 1980-1989 
 44 
Figure 7 Intermediate imports dynamics and output dynamics, 1985-1989 
 44 
The industry of the Gdarisk agglomeration and the environmental 
hazards of the region 
Figure 1 The Gdansk agglomeration against the background of the 
ecological hazard area of Gdansk 
 60 
Tertiary employment in some Central European countries about 1980 
Figure 1 
Types of territorial units according to gross employment structures 
about 1980 
 72 
Figure 2 Employees of service sector in percentages of gross employment 
about 1980 
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Figure 3 Employees of market services in percentages of total service 
employment about 1980 
 76 
Figure 4 Service employment on the background of professional activity of 
population in selected countries about 1980 
 81 
Figure 5 Service employment per 1000 inhabitants about 1980 
 82 

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CONTRIBUTORS 
Gyiirgyi Barta 
Regional Science Department, Centre for Regional Studies, 
Hungarian Academy of Sciences 
P.O.Box 527, 1538 Budapest 
Balint Csatari 
Settlement Research Group, Centre for Regional Studies, 
Hungarian Academy of Sciences 
P.O.Box 261, 6001 Kecskemet 
Laszlo Farago 
Centre for Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences 
P.O.Box 199, 7601 P6cs 
Csilla Keresztes Nagy 
Settlement Research Group, Centre for Regional Studies, 
Hungarian Academy of Sciences 
P.O.Box 261, 6001 Kecskemet 
Mihaly Lados 
North-Transdanubian Department, Centre for Regional 
Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences 
P.O.Box 420, 9002 GyOr 
Krzysztof Miros 
Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, 
Polish Academy of Sciences 
Krakowskie Przedmiekie 30, 00-927 Warszawa 
Marek Potrykowski 
Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, 
Polish Academy of Sciences 
Krakowskie Przedmiekie 30, 00-927 Warszawa 
Andrzej Stasiak 
Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, 
Polish Academy of Sciences 
Krakowskie Przedmiekie 30, 00-927 Warszawa 
Jozsef Toth 
Centre for Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences 
P.O.Box 199, 7601 P6cs 
Andrzej Werwicki 
Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, 
Polish Academy of Sciences 
Krakowskie Przedmiekie 30, 00-927 Warszawa 
Malgorzata Wysieliska 
Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, 
Polish Academy of Sciences 
Krakowskie Przedmiekie 30, 00-927 Warszawa 

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