Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The uneven effect of historical and political experiences
  • The sociocultural dimension
  • The interaction dimension
  • The economic dimension
  • Spatial patterns
  • Government response in the need for national integration
  • Retrospect and prospect
  • Appendix 1. Provincial data for the eighteen major variables in the sociocultural dimension
  • Appendix 2. Provincial data for the sixteen major variables in the interaction dimension
  • Appendix 3. Provincial data for the fourteen major variables in the economic dimension.