POSTĘP SPOŁECZNY W REGIONACH KRAJÓW UNII EUROPEJSKIEJ
SOCIAL PROGRESS IN THE REGIONS OF THE EU COUNTRIES

Summary/Abstract: The study aims at the assessment of social progress at the level of NUTS2 regions, and its impact on economic activity of the population, its willingness to learn and reduction of unemployment. The research object was 272 regions of EU countries in 2009 and 2016. The analysis tool was the EU RSPI index and indicators of economic activity of the population. Analyses showed an increase in disparity between regions, both in terms of the number of inhabitants and their wealth measured by GDP per capita, and pointed to the lack of significant variation in average age of the economically active population. A strong correlation between GDP per capita and social progress was revealed and well described by power regression. On the other hand, opportunities for social advancement and personal freedom (dimension of the EU RSPI) have only a minor, 35% influence on the economic activity and the willingness to learn.

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