Structural and spatio-functional changes in the development of entrepreneurship following Poland’s accession to the European Union Cover Image

Zmiany strukturalne i przestrzenno-funkcjonalne w rozwoju przedsiębiorczości po przystąpieniu Polski do Unii Europejskiej
Structural and spatio-functional changes in the development of entrepreneurship following Poland’s accession to the European Union

Author(s): Przemysław Śleszyński
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: EUROREG - Uniwersytet Warszawski, Regional Studies Association - Sekcja Polska
Keywords: entrepreneurship; Poland; accession to the EU; structural changes; spatial changes

Summary/Abstract: The article presents a comparison of the dynamic for the increase in the number of enterprises as set against the population of working age in the private sector in the years 2001–2004 (the immediate pre-accession period) and 2004–2007 (the immediate post-accession period). The study was conducted with regard had to the main sectors of economic activity (agriculture, industry, lower-order services and higher-order services), as well as the functional diversity of gminas (urban and suburban categories, transportation corridors, tourism, etc. – in total 16 categories). The research points to decline, inertia, spatial polarization and a mosaic like spatial structure to the dynamic for the development of private enterprises.

  • Issue Year: 10/2009
  • Issue No: 37
  • Page Range: 5-26
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish