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Economic development instruments employed following the closure of an industrial plant – the example of Polish municipalities

Magdalena Cybulska

Magdalena Cybulska

Department of Foresight and Strategic Studies, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of WarsawWarsaw, Poland
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22 nov 2024
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Publicado en línea: 22 nov 2024
Páginas: 34 - 40
Recibido: 26 nov 2023
Aceptado: 21 ago 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0048
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© 2024 Magdalena Cybulska, published by Sciendo
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Figure 1.

GDP per capita 2000–2022 in Poland (PLN)Source: own elaboration based on data from Statistics Poland
GDP per capita 2000–2022 in Poland (PLN)Source: own elaboration based on data from Statistics Poland

Map. 1.

Municipalities that took part in the survey and their declaration on industrial plant closureSource: own elaboration based on survey results (N=101) and previous desk research (Karpiński et al. 2013, 2015; reports on ownership transformations from 1990–1998)
Municipalities that took part in the survey and their declaration on industrial plant closureSource: own elaboration based on survey results (N=101) and previous desk research (Karpiński et al. 2013, 2015; reports on ownership transformations from 1990–1998)

Mann–Whitney U test results for the two groups of municipalities being compared

element of local economic policy (instrument/approach used) average ranks* statistical significance
1 2
The municipality’s policy is aimed at attracting large strategic investors 41.61 58.5 0.003
The municipality’s policy is aimed at attracting foreign investors 42.06 54.47 0.025
The municipality’s policy is aimed at the development of entrepreneurship among residents 48.64 47.08 0.752
The municipality is promoted economically at investment fairs 42.22 56.67 0.009
Local authorities cooperate with local entrepreneurs (e.g. in the form of a municipal economic council) 45.27 49.74 0.412
There is a business incubator in the municipality 45.22 53.51 0.036
There are local business environment institutions in the municipality (i.e. local development agencies or local entrepreneurship centres) 46.00 52.32 0.201
An economic activity/activation zone is located in the municipality 43.46 53.46 0.053
The municipality offers free investment areas 43.75 53.28 0.055
The zone/investment areas in the municipality are intended for investors who want to conduct business in specific industries 38.31 48.08 0.056
The municipality offers investors a system of tax incentives (e.g. property tax exemptions) 44.00 52.89 0.098
Local authorities financially support newly established enterprises in the municipality (e.g. through loan and guarantee funds) 46.68 48.65 0.652
There is an entrepreneur service point in the municipality/city office 44.10 54.94 0.041
The municipality cooperates with external institutions (such as the Polish Investment and Trade Agency or the Regional Investor Service Centre) in activities aimed at attracting investors 43.46 52.60 0.090
Programmes are being implemented in the municipality to activate residents in the labour market 41.30 52.10 0.036
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