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Rozpoznanie typów strategii rozwojowych gmin z wykorzystaniem wielokryterialnych metod podejmowania decyzji
Multi-criteria decision-making as a tool for distinguishing types of developmental strategies in communes

Author(s): Aleksandra Łuczak, Feliks Wysocki
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: EUROREG - Uniwersytet Warszawski, Regional Studies Association - Sekcja Polska
Keywords: Multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM); Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP); SWOT; analysis; developmental strategies

Summary/Abstract: The approach the authors use in order to distinguish types of developmental strategies of communes, based on the multi-criteria decision-making tool, is a complex procedure that can be useful in development programming, and in particular in assessing strengths and weaknesses of administrative units, as well as the opportunities and threats in their environment. Unlike the classic (descriptive) methods, the procedure allows the researcher to quantify the importance of the SWOT analysis factors, i.e. both qualitative and quantitative elements. It can be a useful instrument in identifying types of developmental strategies of administrative units. In the present article, the approach has been used to determine the strategic position of the communes in the Miedzyrzecki poviat.

  • Issue Year: 14/2013
  • Issue No: 52
  • Page Range: 95-110
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish