THE USE OF EU STRUCTURAL FUNDS IN UNIEJÓW (2004–2013)  Cover Image

WYKORZYSTANIE FUNDUSZY STRUKTURALNYCH W UNIEJOWIE W LATACH 2004–2013
THE USE OF EU STRUCTURAL FUNDS IN UNIEJÓW (2004–2013)

Author(s): Anita Kulawiak
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: środki europejskie; Uniejów; małe miasta regionu łódzkiego; EU funds; Uniejów; small towns of the Łódź region

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to identify and evaluate the absorption process, especially the size and structure of investments financed from EU funds obtained by local authorities of Uniejów. The analysis concerns the first two financial perspectives of the European Union: 2004–2006 and 2007–2013. The research procedure used in this study consists of two main stages. In the first stage the institutional and organizational preparation of Uniejów government for the process of EU funds absorption is evaluated and projects implemented there in 2004-2013 are examined, with special attention to both the size of the support and directions of intervention. In the second stage the impact of European funds on the development process of the city is assessed, using both financial indicators and opinions of the respondents collected during field research.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 157-166
  • Page Count: 10