The economy reconstruction in the region and development of peculiar, regional and local, policies. The political sociologist’s reflections Cover Image

Rekonstrukcja gospodarki w regionie a tworzenie się specyficznej polityki: regionalnej i lokalnej Refleksja socjologa polityki
The economy reconstruction in the region and development of peculiar, regional and local, policies. The political sociologist’s reflections

Author(s): Jacek Wódz
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: restructuring of the regional economy; specific local and regional public policies; social capital; local and regional elites

Summary/Abstract: Once the restructuring of the Upper Silesia started several specific public policies on the regional and local level were launched. The aim of the paper is to analyze the impact of these specific policies on social capital building and civil society mobilization. Usually, the creation of this type of public policies influence the growth of new local and regional elites. It was not the case of Upper Silesia region because these policies were created in great majority “over the heads” of population by the teams of specialists of territorial planning and the professional managers.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 151-163
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish