LOKALNY WYMIAR FUNDUSZY EUROPEJSKICH W POLSCE I CZECHACH
LOCAL DIMENSION OF EUROPEAN FUNDS IN POLAND AND CZECHIA
Author(s): Marian Kachniarz, Szymon SzewrańskiSubject(s): Regional Geography, Public Administration, Economic policy, Evaluation research
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: EU funds; effect of scale; local government;
Summary/Abstract: The paper presents an analysis of the use of EU funds by municipalities in two neighboring regions − the Lower Silesian Voivodship (Poland) and the Hradec Kralove region (Czechia). In total, 580 communes were analyzed (168 on Polish and 412 on the Czech side). The main aim of the paper was spatial analysis and the demonstration of differences in the distribution of structural funds. The hypothesis of the scale effect − greater efficiency in gaining subsidies by larger units − was especially tried. The results of the research allow for a few key conclusions. Polish municipalities have a greater influence on shaping local politics, which means that they obtain more funds than their counterparts on the Czech side. Our research has not proved the economies of scale, both on the Polish and Czech side. No significant spatial dependencies have been demonstrated either.
Journal: Prace Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 517
- Page Range: 61-69
- Page Count: 9
- Language: Polish