Frontmatter -- Preface by the Director of UNRISD / McGranahan, Donald V. -- Foreword by the Editor -- Contents -- PART ONE: PAPERS -- 1. Contact systems and regional development / Törnqvist, Gunnar -- 2. Regional information and regional planning in Latin America / Odell, Peter R. -- 3. Regional information and regional planning in Mexico / Carrillo-Arronte, R. / Grosman, V. -- 4. Regional information and regional planning in Tanzania / Lundqvist, Jan -- 5.The regional analysis problem / Leven, C.L. / Legler, J.B. / Shapiro, P. -- PART TWO: CASE STUDIES -- 1. Regional statistics in Poland: Current problems and development prospects / Kawalec, Wincenty -- 2. Information systems for regional development in Sweden / Hermansen, Tormod -- 3. Information systems for regional development in Chile / Boisier, Sergio -- 4. Regional information, regional statistics and regional planning in India / Pal, Manindra Nath -- Biography of the contributorsweiterlesen