Siberia to which the paper particularly relates. One has, however to be careful enough to note that Siberia as a region is a very different proposition from regions as understood elsewhere and that Siberia could easily be divided for planning purposes into a number of sub-regions, each large than many independent countries. There i.s also the fact that there are no effective regional conflicts m the decision-making process in that area, either among the sub-regions internally or vis-a-vis the national economy.