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Theories of regional development primarily deal with the disparities of the development of the regions. In each of them it is possible to find items related to the mechanisms of interregional differencesformation. However, individual theories indicate different reasons of the disparities and formulate other prognostic applications, therefore they supply different suggestions for regional policy. This articleattempts to regularize the theory of regional development in accordance with the position they occupy in relation to the problem of interregional disparities.