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Would the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis 

 (IIASA) in Vienna, Austria, be a possible locus for international plan- 

 ning of multination regional development? 



What regions of the world offer the best opportunities for technical 

 development, and which of these might yield the greatest diplomatic 

 benefits — e.g., the Middle East, the Sahel, the Amazon Basin, the 

 Iberian Peninsula, etc.? 



In December 1973 Congressman Clement J. Zablocki spoke on the 

 House floor in support of the formation of a Mideast Regional De- 

 velopment Bank. Such a Bank, Mr. Zablocki asserted, would "repre- 

 sent a positive, reasonable, and promising approach to promoting 

 the social and economic development of the entire area, thereby 

 creating a climate for true and lasting peace." ^^ Is there still merit 

 in this proposal as a practical possibilit}', considering present economic 

 conditions in the Middle East and the world at large which reflect 

 recent Arab oil price manipulations and revenue accumulations? 

 Could it perhaps put some of the new oil wealth to work in ways 

 beneficial to the entire Middle Eastern region? 



What constructive roles might be played by multinational corpora- 

 tions in supporting multinational regional development projects? 



What geographic features other than river basins might suppl}' the 

 central coherence for regional development? 



Does the Tennessee Valle}^ Authority offer any useful lessons, that 

 is, in the relationships among States in the TVA area, on how best 

 to exploit the diplomatic advantages of regional development? 



Could TVA personnel serve usefully in educating local leadership 

 in developing countries in the principles and methods of regional 

 development? 



What interactions would be A^aluable and should be provided 

 between subnational and supranational regional institutions and 

 activities? W^hat kinds of clearinghouses are needed for the sharing 

 of basic data in this field? 



A stronger role is required of political and social scientists in tlie 

 field of regional development; how is it to be defined and given scope? 



How can political and social scientists best go about structuring an 

 approach to defining the normative objectives of a region, as a frame- 

 work within which economic objectives would be determined — and 

 do so in a manner acceptable to the various political leadership 

 elements involved? 



Apart from economic factors, are there generalizations about 

 regionalism — having to do, for instance, with social patterns reflecting 

 adaptation to geographical environment — that need to be incorporated 

 into the body of thought and planning doctrine on regionalism? 



An invention is needed that can do for regional programs what the 

 systems approach has done for missile and space systems development. 

 The thrust of sj'^stems development is that all values must be quanti- 

 tatively defined and subjected to cost-effectiveness analysis. What is 

 the normative counterpart? 



A critical factor to be dealt with in multination regional under- 

 takings is the social tensions set up by bringing representatives ol 

 different cultures — however similar — together in working relation- 

 ships. What standards and methods can be devised for measuring 



" Congressional Record, December 11, 1973, nil0~6. 



