Institutional capacity in polish communes. strategic, financial and spatial planning dimension
Institutional capacity in polish communes. strategic, financial and spatial planning dimension

Summary/Abstract: Local and regional development are the key objectives for any national, regional and local development strategy. Local and regional authorities, which are key actors in drafting and implementing such strategies, are to a large degree responsible for the success or failure of the undertaken actions. The outcome of strategic planning and management in territorial units thus depends on the institutional capacity of local authorities. This paper analyses the notions of institutional thickness, institutional capital and institutional capacity. Approaches and definitions are given first, dependencies and relationships between these concepts are then explained and illustrated with an example from Polish local governments (communes).

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