Poland competitiveness report 2018. The Role Of Cities In Creating Competitive Advantages
Poland: Report on Competitiveness 2018. The Role of Cities in Creating Competitive Advantages is the latest edition of a long-standing series of comparative research on the main trends in the development of Polish economy, which has been conducted in the World Economy Research Institute of Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) since the mid-1980 s. The main objective of this book is to identify changes of Poland's competitive position in 2010-2017, taking into account the competitiveness of cities and specifying factors affecting their competitive position in 2017. The competitiveness of economies is defined in the book, by pointing to its manifestations, which primarily include an increase in the level of well-being of society while ensuring the sustainable use of natural resources and a proportional division of benefits and costs of economic growth. The definition also includes the international dimension of competitiveness, which is reflected in strengthening the position of domestic goods and services on foreign markets and in improving the attractiveness of a given territory for foreign production factors (especially the attractiveness for foreign direct investment).The research presented in this monograph concentrates on the competitive position of Poland in comparison with other analyzed countries, which after the systemic transformation in the 1990s became part of the European Union following its enlargement in 2004, 2007 and 2013.
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Preface
PART I. THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE POLISH ECONOMY IN 2010-2017
Chapter 1. A Comparative Assessment of Development Trends in the Polish Economy in 2010-2017: Poland and the EU
Ryszard Rapacki, Mariusz Próchniak
Chapter 2. Convergence of Income Levels Between East- Central and Western Europe
Mariusz Próchniak
Chapter 3. Income Inequality and Poverty in Poland in 2010-2016 with Particular Focus on Aspects of Urbanization
Patrycja Graca-Gelert
Chapter 4. The Foreign Trade of Poland and Voivodship Cities: The Competitive Advantages and Balance of Payments in 2010-2017
Mariusz-Jan Radło
Chapter 5. Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on the Urbanization Process in Poland. Heterogeneity of Regions
Tomasz Marcin Napiórkowski
PART II. MAIN COMPETITIVE FACTORS OF POLISH ECONOMY IN THE YEARS 2010-2017
Chapter 6. Directions of Economic Policy and the Most Significant Challenges in 2010-2017
Adam Czerniak, Ryszard Rapacki
Chapter 7. Investments and Domestic Savings in Poland in 2010-2017
Piotr Maszczyk
Chapter 8. R&D, Innovation and the Competitiveness of the Polish Economy
Marzenna Anna Weresa
Chapter 9. Changes in Total Factor Productivity
Mariusz Próchniak
PART III. THE COMPETITIVENESS OF POLISH CITIES
Chapter 10. The Competitiveness of Cities: Components, Meaning and Determinants
Magdalena Kachniewska, Arkadiusz Michał Kowalski, Ewelina Szczech-Pietkiewicz
Chapter 11. Competitiveness and Dynamics of Urban Development in Poland
Arkadiusz Michał Kowalski
Chapter 12. Financing Urban Development Projects for the Purpose of Increasing Competitiveness
Katarzyna Sum
Chapter 13. Smart City as a Form of Increasing Competitiveness of Cities
Ewelina Szczech-Pietkiewicz
Chapter 14. The Role of Urban Spaces in Creating Innovations
Marta Mackiewicz
Chapter 15. Financing Smart Cities Projects from the European Union Framework Programs FP7 and H2020
Małgorzata Stefania Lewandowska, Tomasz Gołębiowski
Chapter 16. Impact of Tourism on Competitiveness and Internationalization of Cities
Magdalena Kachniewska
Chapter 17. Cultural Diversity of the City: Costs and Benefits. Research Overview
Lidia Danik
FINAL CONCLUSIONS
The Competitive Position of the Polish Economy in 2010-2017 with Focus on City Competitiveness
Marzenna Anna Weresa, Arkadiusz Michał Kowalski