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<bold>Aim/purpose</bold> – The aim of the paper is to present smart growth, which is one of the pillars of the Europe 2020 strategy, as a challenge for Poland.
<bold>Design/methodology/approach</bold> – The paper includes a critical analysis of the literature, analysis of domestic and EU documents, and Eurostat statistical data. Comparative analyses in time and space were conducted using basic statistical methods (descriptive characteristics of distributions, measures of dynamics).
<bold>Findings</bold> – The analysis carried out in the paper showed that Poland’s position against the EU-28 countries in terms of smart growth is relatively good. It is mainly noticeable in the implementation of education-related targets, whereas Poland’s situation in the R&amp;D area is much poorer.
<bold>Research implications/limitations</bold> – The main implications include the fact that the identified degree of Poland’s implementation of the elements of smart growth, may be a basis for drawing up necessary actions to be taken in the analysed areas.
<bold>Originality/value/contribution</bold> – The paper evaluates the implementation of the smart growth targets included in the Europe 2020 strategy in Poland against the EU-28 countries and shows the status and perspectives of the implementation of smart growth in Poland in the light of domestic documents.
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Aim/purpose – The aim of the paper is to present smart growth, which is one of the pillars of the Europe 2020 strategy, as a challenge for Poland.
Design/methodology/approach – The paper includes a critical analysis of the literature, analysis of domestic and EU documents, and Eurostat statistical data. Comparative analyses in time and space were conducted using basic statistical methods (descriptive characteristics of distributions, measures of dynamics).
Findings – The analysis carried out in the paper showed that Poland’s position against the EU-28 countries in terms of smart growth is relatively good. It is mainly noticeable in the implementation of education-related targets, whereas Poland’s situation in the R&D area is much poorer.
Research implications/limitations – The main implications include the fact that the identified degree of Poland’s implementation of the elements of smart growth, may be a basis for drawing up necessary actions to be taken in the analysed areas.
Originality/value/contribution – The paper evaluates the implementation of the smart growth targets included in the Europe 2020 strategy in Poland against the EU-28 countries and shows the status and perspectives of the implementation of smart growth in Poland in the light of domestic documents.

Smart growth as a challenge for Poland in the light of the Europe 2020 strategy

Department of Human Capital Management, Faculty of Economics and Management

Journal of Economics and Management

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Aim/purpose – The aim of the paper is to present smart growth, which is one of the pillars of the Europe 2020 strategy, as a challenge for...

Smart growth as a challenge for Poland in the light of the Europe 2020 strategy

Published Online: Jul 23, 2021

Page range: 87 - 106

Received: Sep 28, 2018

Accepted: May 10, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22367/jem.2019.37.05

Keywords
sustainable growth, smart growth, Europe 2020 strategy, European Union, Poland

© 2019 Ewa Mazur-Wierzbicka, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Smart growth as a challenge for Poland in the light of the Europe 2020 strategy

Published Online: Jul 23, 2021

Page range: 87 - 106

Received: Sep 28, 2018

Accepted: May 10, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22367/jem.2019.37.05

Keywordssustainable growth, smart growth, Europe 2020 strategy, European Union, Poland

© 2019 Ewa Mazur-Wierzbicka, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Keywords
sustainable growth, smart growth, Europe 2020 strategy, European Union, Poland