Review of the Issue of Indicators of the Economic Condition of Cities in Poland
Review of the Issue of Indicators of the Economic Condition of Cities in Poland

Summary/Abstract: Comparative studies of the condition of the economies of cities entail numerous challenges including the availability of adequate data and the accuracy of the empirical and inferential indicators. The purpose of the article is a critical analysis of indicators used in comparative studies of the level of economic development in Polish towns and cities. The review shows a large variety of measures used by the authors and the occurrence of several different analytical perspectives. On the one hand, based on the analyses, it seems that the choice of methods is determined by the availability of data in public statistics. On the other hand, it is related to the experience of authors regarding to the features that influence of the economic condition of cities. Moreover, this also involves the determination of the authors to obtain alternative measures compared to those collected by the Central Statistical Office. As the main research challenge, the authors identified poor availability of data related to the structural dimension, innovativeness and financial condition of urban economies. Furthermore, activities that could contribute to solving identified problems have been elaborated on. Those includes: increasing cooperation and the public-public partnerships, strengthening the role of the Regional Development Observatories and adopting a methods of data compilation and collection that would accurately respond to the diagnostic needs.

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