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Zróżnicowanie rozwoju społeczno-gospodarczego województw ze względu na realizację celów polityki spójności
Diversity in the socio-economic development of voivodships in terms of implementing cohesion policy goals

Author(s): Danuta Michoń
Subject(s): Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Główny Urząd Statystyczny
Keywords: diversity of development; cohesion policy; synthetic indicator

Summary/Abstract: The article aims to evaluate the degree of diversification of socio-economic development of voivodships in 2005 and 2015 in the context of cohesion policy. This policy focuses on reducing the distance between some European Union countries and the most developed EU members, as well as on decreasing national disparities in development. The analysis was conducted on the basis of the CSO data, using the Hellwig’s method of linear ordering. The selected diagnostic variables relate to three dimensions of cohesion policy: economic, social and territorial. The applied method enabled to assess social and economic situation in Poland, indicating voivodships with high development potential and also those facing difficulties. The research confirmed persistent differences in the development level between the examined territorial units.

  • Issue Year: 62/2017
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 80-94
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish