Spatial Balances

Abstract

The promotion of a balanced spatial development is usually considered as the main task of regional development policy. To realise it, social intervention to the spontaneous regional processes is thought to be possible, moreover necessary even in market economy. The equalisation between territories is arising often however it is an effort of simplifying. By way of introduction we must make it absolutely clear that there is a qualitative difference between the social promotion of regional balanced growth and the equalisation of spatial disparity. We can not use these two expressions as synonyms.