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Możliwości rozwoju obszarów metropolitalnych w nowych uwarunkowaniach finansowych jednostek samorządu terytorialnego
Development opportunities of metropolitan areas in the new financial circumstances of local government units

Author(s): Marek Dylewski, Beata Filipiak
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: local and regional government; metropolitan areas; finance of local and regional government

Summary/Abstract: Recent years show a significant change in the functioning and development of cities and associated metropolitan areas in Poland. Particularly significant changes in the conditions on the functioning of urban areas concern the largest cities, which are distinguished by their size and are a kind of growth poles in different regions. The scope of tasks performed by local governments increase as well, but in particular, this process also applies to large cities and geographically related local government units, thus creating metropolitan areas.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 241
  • Page Range: 212-223
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish
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