ABSTRACT
I refine this theme by using two working hypotheses. There is an attempt to provide an indication of whether the region of origin of the two political and business elites' influence their perceptions of regional political elites. It is of course the case that the evidence presented here will not necessarily cover all possible intervening or antecedent variables. To put it differently, there are a number of other reasons, beyond their different region of origin, that could be the cause of any observed variance between the two regional elites investigated. It is the case, however, that most variables, that could affect such a diversion in attitudes, have been identified and accounted for. I am also confident that the relationships identified are real and that the logical sequence connecting them is causal.
