Investment Potential of Local Government Units in the Lower Silesian in Period 2007–2013 Cover Image

Zdolności inwestycyjne jednostek samorządu terytorialnego województwa dolnośląskiego w latach 2007–2013
Investment Potential of Local Government Units in the Lower Silesian in Period 2007–2013

Author(s): Ewa Gubernat
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: local government unit; operating surplus; investment potential

Summary/Abstract: The process of realization of investment projects in local government determines the number of consequences. Referring to the investment capacity of local government units and the evaluation of the possibility of financing by the investment, use the analysis of the financial situation of the local government. The aim of the study is to assess the possibility of financing development activities in the units of local government of Lower Silesia in 2007–2013. The empirical material used in the analysis were data from the Ministry of Finance and the Local Data Bank. The study used the method of economic analysis using a pore-him in time and measure the statistical description. The results allow to conclude that at all levels of local government investment capacity measured by the size of the operating surplus accumulated were significantly smaller than the size of the debt. This confirms the fact that a small commitment of own funds in investment projects and reaching for debt instruments.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 84 (2)
  • Page Range: 71-83
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish