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Polityka spójności w Polsce – założenia vs efekty (wybrane aspekty ilościowe)
Cohesion Policy in Poland – Assumptions vs Effects (Selected Quantitative Aspects)

Author(s): Dorota Jegorow
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: the EU funding; convergence; development inequalities; cohesion policy; European Union

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the quantitative effects of cohesion policy in Poland, measured among others level of GDP per capita and the amount of funds raised from the EU budget (in the basic NUTS 2 system). The analysis, based on public statistics dating back to 2004, showed that the development distance of individual regions and subregions is relatively stable, and it remains in a strong positive relation with the amount of subsidies received. The largest amount of European funds has hit voivodships with the highest GDP per capita so far.

  • Issue Year: 46/2018
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 55-69
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish