Role of local government in stimulating the development of rural areas in Poland Cover Image

Rola samorządu gminnego w stymulowaniu rozwoju obszarów wiejskich
Role of local government in stimulating the development of rural areas in Poland

Author(s): Hanna Pondel
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Kancelaria Sejmu
Keywords: municipal government; rural areas, developmental directions; strategy for socio-economic development; public-private partnership;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to analyse and evaluate the potentialfor stimulating the development of Polish rural areas by local governmentunits (gmina). The author introduces the characteristics and developmental challenges of rural areas in Poland, describes ways of stimulating developmentof rural areas by municipal government units, looks at the role of operationstrategy of community and identifies developmental opportunities arising fromthe public private partnership. Various methods of descriptive statistics, such asdynamics of changes or structure indicators, have been applied by the author.The analysis is based on the literature, trade reports, as well as regional and localstatistics.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 109-131
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish