Local government units’ commitment to establishing business environment institutions in Poland Cover Image

Zaangażowanie jednostek samorządu terytorialnego w Polsce w tworzenie instytucji wspierających przedsiębiorczość
Local government units’ commitment to establishing business environment institutions in Poland

Author(s): Adrian Grycuk, Piotr Russel
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Kancelaria Sejmu
Keywords: local business environment institutions; local government units; Poland; entrepreneurship; special economic zones; local government;

Summary/Abstract: The article investigates selected aspects of local government’s commitment to supporting entrepreneurship in Poland. It begins by describing major business environment institutions which can be established or co‑established by Polish local government units. In the next section the authors present the results of the empirical study conducted in 2012 by the Bureau of Research of the Chancellery of the Sejm. The main focus is placed on the level of engagement of rural communes, urban and rural communes, municipalities, cities with powiat (county) rights and powiats in establishing institutions which support local entrepreneurs. In the next section the case of special economic zones, which can also be co‑founded and supported by local government, is briefly examined. The final section reports on organisational solutions which foster cooperation and information exchange between local government units and entrepreneurs.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 65-83
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish