POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY AROUND THE WORLD VII: ADMINISTRATIVE GEOGRAPHY AND REFORMS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS IN HUNGARY

In: Political geography quarterly, Band 6, Heft 3, S. 269-278

Abstract

THE ARTICLE REVIEWS THE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE GEOGRAPHY IN HUNGARY. A BRIEF OUTLINE IS GIVEN OF HISTORIC CHANGES IN THE SPATIAL PATTERN OF THE COUNTRY'S ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE POLITICAL CONDITIONS AND THE RESHAPING OF THE TERRITORIAL DIVISION ARE EXAMINED. THE AUTHOR ALSO SEEKS TO FIND A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GEOGRAPHICAL THEORIES, IDEAS ON THE TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION /SPACE THEORY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, AND REFORM ENDEAVOURS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. HE ALSO REFERS TO THE INFLUENCE OF FOREIGN TENDENCIES ON THE CHANGES IN HUNGARIAN ADMINISTRATIVE GEOGRAPHIC THINKING.