Rola władz regionalnych i krajowych w kształtowaniu rozwoju i konkurencyjności polskich miast średniej wielkości
The role of regional and central governments in the process of development of small and medium sized towns

Summary/Abstract: One of the more and more popular tendencies in current urban studies leads to analyses which try to explain how the small and medium sized towns can develop, even if they lay on the periphery of globalization. Taking into account the trend, the aim of this paper is to describe instruments and strategies of regional and central governments which influence socio-economic conditions of SMST (small and medium sized towns) and can be helpful for these urban areas in finding an alternative path of development. The article describes three potential forms of support created by regional and central public institutions. Firstly, it shows a role of financial grants transmitted from regional and central governments to local actors. Secondly, the text discusses how the institutions strengthen attractiveness of small or medium town due to the fact that they offer important administrative services. Finally, the paper shows how the strategic priorities which are shaped by regional and central governments may support the local actors in access to the financial grants mentioned above. The article also considers if an administrative status of a town determines the access of the local actors to public funds and shapes a position of this place in regional or central strategies.

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