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Since the early years of the 20th century there has been what may be loosely called a regional movement in many parts of the world. By a regional movement I mean an interest in regional phenomena of many different kinds, ranging from literary and artistic activities to economic and political activities, from meteorological conditions to culinary methods. Geographers, historians, planners, scholars and specialists in many other branches of knowledge or fields of activity, have devoted much time to the study of regionalism, or rather to those aspects of it which are of interest to them. As the century has advanced interest in regionalism has increased in scope and in depth. Moreover, many governments now recognise the importance of regional characteristics and concepts for the purpose of planning and development. In consequence we find in a large number of countries regional planning, regional development politicies and regional administration.
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Robson, W.A. (1971). The Missing Dimension of Government. In: von Beyme, K. (eds) Theory and Politics / Theorie und Politik. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-1063-9_28
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