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Wymiar regionalny w koncepcjach polityki społecznej
Regional Dimension in Social Policy in Poland

Author(s): Józef Orczyk
Subject(s): Regional Geography, Government/Political systems, EU-Approach / EU-Accession / EU-Development, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Instytut Nauk Ekonomicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: regionalism; social doctrines; social policy; European Union; Poland;

Summary/Abstract: The article includes considerations and author’s proposals concerning the regional dimension of social policy. This aspect of social policy has not been investigated widely so far. The scope of regionalism and its forms are linked with the dominant social doctrine in a given country. They reflected in the ratio of territorial self-governments’ own incomes against those of the state budget, and in the institutional freedom they have in the area of benefit structuring, that is in decentralization. In the case of Poland, the political changes connected with the doctrinal ones hamper the development of regional social policy. This may have a negative impact on the coordination and implementation of social policy actions undertaken on different government levels and on the adjustment of social benefits to the needs of a region’s residents.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 35-46
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish
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