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SynopsisIntroductory. The advantages of a hierarchy of administrative units. Growth of occupational devolution at expense of areal devolution. "Planning" tends to restore the balance in favour of areal units. Occupational and areal units complementary. The need for an order of administrative units intermediate between the central administration and the local administration. Development of administrative regionalism in Germany, the U.S.S.R., Portugal, Italy, France, England and Wales, and Scotland. Advantages of the general‐purpose region as against ad hoc regions. The ad hoc region, particularly in Great Britain. Weaknesses of systems of ad hoc regions. Compromises between general‐purpose and ad hoc regions. Construction of regions: agglomerative or "organic." Factors determining the size of the administrative region. The special importance of means of transportation. Other factors. Advantages of the region as against smaller units. The balancing of regions. The delimitation of regional boundaries. The need for elasticity. Boundaries as zones of change. Regional centres. The regional personnel. Public relations. The delegation of powers to the region. The prospects of regionalism in Great Britain.