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Tendencies for the voivodships of Poland to group into similar economic types is considered by means of a principal components analysis and a grouping algorithm. Data are taken on 1958 and 1964. In both years four basic dimensions accounted for nearly three-fourths of the total variance, These dimensions include 1) an agricultural factor, 2) a heavy industrial factor, 3) a socialized economy factor, and 4) an industrial growth dimension. These dimensions are used to group the voivodships into a system of regional types based on the degree of industralization and the agrarian characteristics, especially the degree of socialization of agriculture Changes in the voivodships over the six year period are noted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]