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Functionality versus gerrymandering and nationalism in administrative geography: lessons from Slovakia

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  • Marián Halás
  • Pavel Klapka

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Functionality versus gerrymandering and nationalism in administrative geography: lessons from Slovakia. Regional Studies. A correct definition of administrative regions is one of the crucial factors in the efficient performance of public administration. The paper stresses the advantages of a spatial interaction approach. It builds on four conceptual cornerstones: functional relationships in space, functional regions, the distance–decay function and administrative geography principles. It also includes a presentation of the selected risks that can degrade the correctness of an administrative arrangement. The proposed approach provides administrative regions that follow the principles of spatial efficiency and spatial equity, and the territory of Slovakia is used as an example.

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  • Marián Halás & Pavel Klapka, 2017. "Functionality versus gerrymandering and nationalism in administrative geography: lessons from Slovakia," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 51(10), pages 1568-1579, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:51:y:2017:i:10:p:1568-1579
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2016.1215602
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    1. Marián Halás & Pavel Klapka & Vladimír Bačík & Michal Klobučník, 2017. "The spatial equity principle in the administrative division of the Central European countries," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(11), pages 1-18, November.

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