The diversity and spatial polarisation of own incomes of the Polish gminas

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (8) ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Tomasz M. Kossowski ◽  
Paweł Motek
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Autocorrelation ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Data Bank ◽  
Autocorrelation Coefficient ◽  
Local Data ◽  
Coastal Belt ◽  
Western Border ◽  
Spatial Aspect ◽  
Spatial Diversification ◽  
High Level

Own incomes are considered one of the most important sources of financing for local governments in Poland. Although own incomes have been the subject of numerous analyses, extensive research focusing on their spatial aspect is rarely conducted. This article aims to identify the changes in the spatial diversification and polarisation of gminas (communes’) own incomes. Data from the Local Data Bank of Statistics Poland, the National Bank of Poland and the World Bank were used. The analysis covered the years 1995–2019. The study used the global spatial autocorrelation coefficient and the LISA method to identify the process of spatial dependence and to determine the degree of spatial polarisation. The Gini coefficient was applied to assess the level of diversity. The results of the analysis confirmed that an increasing spatial autocorrelation occurred in the studied period, leading to the spatial polarisation of the Polish gminas in terms of their own incomes. Gminas with a high level of own income formed spatial clusters within large urban agglomerations, in regions where natural resources were exploited, along the western border and the coastal belt. The findings show that the area of these clusters was expanding. On the other hand, low-own-income gminas were located in eastern and south-eastern Poland. The analysis has not confirmed that the dynamics of the gross domestic product or the level of inequality in gminas’ own income per capita had any effect on the changes in the spatial autocorrelation coefficient, nor, consequently, on the process of spatial polarisation.

scholarly journals DIVERSIFICATION OF HUMAN CAPITAL RESOURCES IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS IN POLAND

2020 ◽  
Vol XXII (1) ◽  
pp. 300-311
Author(s):  
Paweł Siemiński ◽  
Jakub Hadyński ◽  
Walenty Poczta
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Data Bank ◽  
Local Data ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Synthetic Index ◽  
Spatial Diversification ◽  
High Level

The aim of this paper is to estimate, as well as analyse and assess spatial diversification in human capital resources in rural and urban areas of Poland. Studies have static nature and relate to the state of the situation in 2018 year. A synthetic index of human capital resources (IHCR) was applied, based on which a hierarchy was developed for rural and urban areas, depending on the administrative division into provinces determining the degree of their diversification in terms of their human capital resources. Human capital resources were analysed in four categories, i.e. in terms of employment, education, entrepreneurship and unemployment, using data from the Local Data Bank CSO database. Research results indicate considerable regional (spatial) diversification of rural and urban areas. We may distinguish two homogeneous classes, including urban areas with a high level of human capital development, as well as rural areas with their low level. Moreover, there is a heterogeneous group of the so-called medium level of human capital, composed of both urban and rural areas. Particularly, observed polarization in human capital resources may in the future reduce the absorption of development impulses within both national and EU development policies.

Spatiotemporal Analysis of the Activity of Residential Development in Poland

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radosław Cellmer ◽  
Mirosław Bełej
Keyword(s):  
Data Bank ◽  
Spatiotemporal Analysis ◽  
Local Data ◽  
Regional Markets ◽  
Residential Units ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Construction Activity ◽  
Spatial Diversification ◽  
Economic Indices ◽  
The Individual

The objective of the study presented in the article is to determine the spatial diversification and determinants of construction activity in Poland between 2006 and 2015. Theoretical hypotheses and observations of behaviour of economic entities clearly show that their decisions depend both on the situation in local and regional markets, as well as distances from other regions or local markets. The number and the surface area of completed residential units, as well as the number of completed buildings and issued construction permits, were adopted as the measures of construction activity. The analysis also includes selected demographic, social and economic indices characterising the individual territorial units in Poland on the basis of the local data bank maintained by the Central Statistical Office. In the course of the study, spatial panel models were used, and as a result of the study, construction activity models were obtained, taking spatial interactions into account.

Spatial diversity in the living standards of the population by powiats of Eastern and North-Eastern Poland

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-71
Author(s):  
Mariusz Malinowski
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Autocorrelation ◽  
Data Bank ◽  
Spatial Diversity ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Linear Ordering ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
Local Data ◽  
Synthetic Indicators ◽  
North Eastern

The aim of this article is to order linearly and classify powiats in Eastern and North-Eastern Poland by the living standards of the population as well as to carry out spatial autocorrelation analysis based on the created synthetic indicators of the living standard. For the purpose of this article, a synthetic indicator was created to assess living standards of the population based on previously selected set of diagnostic variables. The use of synthetic indicators made it possible to replace the multi-variable description of objects with one statistical number. It enabled to measure a multidimensional area such as living standards of population as well as to perform a linear ordering of examined objects. 101 powiats in the Lubelskie, Podkarpackie, Podlaskie, Świętokrzyskie and Warmińsko-Mazurskie voivodeships were included in the research. The TOPSIS, Ward’s and PAM methods were used in the research. Moreover spatial autocorrelation analyses were carried out based on the Moran’s I statistics. The main criterium for selecting variables was completeness and their accessibility for all objects in the research in the year 2014. Data from the Local Data Bank were used for the research purposes.

Using data clustering in evaluation the diversity of poverty danger in Polish subregions

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 17-36
Author(s):  
Beata Kraszewska
Keyword(s):  
World Bank ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Data Bank ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Local Data ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
Small Areas ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
Spatial Diversification ◽  
Using Data

The article discusses the use of cluster analysis methods to assess the differentiation of risk of poverty in the Polish subregion. On the basis of data on the labor market, wages and social care, developed on the basis of the resources of the Local Data Bank of the CSO and their variable-correlation verification, the author has defined a set of diagnostic features used to determine the cluster of sub-regions similar in terms of risk of poverty. Results were compared with the results of study work in the field of spatial diversification of estimating at-risk-of-poverty rate (ARPR) in 2011 conducted by the Small Areas Statistics Centre of the Statistical Office in Poznań in cooperation with experts from the World Bank.

scholarly journals Fee for issuing alcoholic beverages for sale in the municipalities of the Kielce poviat

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 22-28
Author(s):  
Joanna Rogalska
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Data Bank ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Local Data ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Local Government Finance ◽  
Urban Rural

Purpose of the study: The aim of the article is an analysis of revenues for fees for permits for the sale of alcoholic beverages in the own income of municipalities of the Kielce poviat in 2018-2020. It is to enable the answer to be given about the role of the fee for issuing a permit for the sale of alcohol in the incomes of municipalities' own. Methodology: The work was based on the analysis of RB 27S reports on the implementation of the budget income plan of the surveyed municipalities, analysis of internal materials of these units, normative acts and the Local Data Bank Main findings: The data presented in the paper shows that the share of revenues from fees for the permit to sell alcohol in own income does not exceed 1.7% and has a downward trend. However, the actual revenue from the levy shows slight fluctuations over the period considered. Moreover, it does not matter whether we are dealing with a rural or an urban-rural commune. Application of the study: The following study concerns an important aspect of financing the activities of municipalities. Taxes and fees are the most important revenues in budgets. Each decision of the local government authorities has an impact on the level of income. It may lead to a lack of funds for the implementation of own tasks. The year 2021 may be interesting in terms of income from the fee under study due to the possibility of applying a fee exemption or postponing its payment resulting from the provisions of the Act of March 2, 2020 on special solutions related to the prevention, prevention and combating of COVID-19, other infectious diseases and the resulting crises. It is not an easy decision, because such action reduces the revenues to the commune's budget. Due to the fact that for the implementation of tasks for which the funds from the fee were provided, it will have to be financed with other income. Originality/Novelty of the study: The importance of the financial stability of local government units is an extremely important topic. Topics related to budget planning are essential for the long-term balancing of the demand for funds reported by local governments in relation to the efficiency of funds left at the disposal of local authorities. As a consequence, the subject of the study was the analysis of the dynamics and structure of local authorities' income from the point of view of the selected source of income. The article can inspire further research in the field of local government finance and contribute to other interesting scientific studies.

scholarly journals INSTITUTION EFFICIENCY VERSUS THE LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (A STUDY AT THE LEVEL OF POLAND’S REGIONAL DIVISION)

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-144
Author(s):  
Magdalena Wojarska ◽  
Karolina Babuchowska ◽  
Wiesława Lizińska ◽  
Renata Marks-Bielska
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Data Bank ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Mixed Data ◽  
Local Data ◽  
Developmental Processes ◽  
Basic Task ◽  
The Impact

As the socio-economic reality is growing increasingly complex, the role of local governments in the management of events and processes occurring in local communities gains importance. Considering the fact that the basic task of local authorities is to stimulate the growth and development of a given local entity, an analysis was undertaken to the aim of assessing the relationship between the level of local development and the institutional efficiency of local self-governments and vice versa, in a regional approach (NUTS 2). To achieve this aim, mixed data were analysed, that is raw data (acquired via survey from 1,220 municipalities) and secondary data (from the database of the Local Data Bank). The efficiency of local governments was measured with an aggregate factor EFF, while the level of development was assessed with the DEV measure. The results indicate that the local governments did rather poorly in terms of both efficiency and development. In both cases, the mean value of the applied synthetic measures reached no more than 30% of the maximum attainable score. The basic tools in the research were correlation and regression analysis. Both procedures demonstrated the presence of a relationship between the two analysed categories (r = 0.365). Moreover, the analysis of regression showed that the impact of developmental processes on the improvement of efficiency of local governments was stronger that the influence of improved efficiency on developmental processes occurring in the analysed municipalities.

scholarly journals Spatial Autocorrelation of Communes’ Income Potential in Selected Metropolitan Areas

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (330) ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Bernadetta Kozera ◽  
Romana Głowicka-Wołoszyn
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Autocorrelation ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Data Bank ◽  
Local Growth ◽  
Local Data ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Central Statistical Office ◽  
Economic Capacity

A commune’s own income potential, indicative of financial self‑sufficiency, underpins the ability of its government to foster local growth. Accurate recognition of the potential levels necessary for improvement of development policies requires that, apart from considering communes’ own potential, neighbouring communes’ potential should be taken into account, especially if the neighbours are large urban centres of substantial demographic and economic capacity. This article aims to examine spatial autocorrelation of income potential of metropolitan communes of Warsaw, Poznań, Wrocław, and Cracow metro areas in 2014. The study draws on data published by the Central Statistical Office in the Local Data Bank and uses the R programme packages, such as spdep, maptools, and shapefiles for calculations.

scholarly journals Polish Cittaslow Local Governments’ Support for Renewable Energy Deployment vs. Slow City Concept

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
Iwona M. Batyk ◽  
Eliza Farelnik ◽  
Joanna Rakowska ◽  
Mariusz Maciejczak
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Data Bank ◽  
Development Strategies ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Local Data ◽  
Synthetic Index

The slow city concept is associated with great care for the protection of the natural environment and the use of renewable energy sources. Thus, the study aimed to discuss the potential of the slow city model and the actual role of Cittaslow local governments in deploying renewable energy, based on the case study of the Polish Cittaslow Network. To achieve this aim, we carried out qualitative and quantitative data analyses, based on literature review and data for all 35 Polish Cittaslow municipalities, retrieved from: (i) development strategies (ii) a survey (iii) the Local Data Bank of Statistics Poland, (iv) the Quality of Life Synthetic Index (QLI). To process the data, we applied descriptive statistics, the Shapiro-Wilk test, the non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis test, and the Spearman’s rank test. Findings showed that the support for renewable energy deployment was not at a high level and did not correlate with the goals set in the Cittaslow development strategies. This was the result of a cumulation of pressing social and economic problems, which the local authorities in Poland are legally obliged to solve, while the implementation of renewable energy is not obligatory. The QLI for these municipalities was low and renewable energy was not a significant element in improving the quality of life of citizens.

SIGNIFICANCE OF RDP 2007-2013 AS A TOOL SUPPORTING INVESTMENTS OF SELF-GOVERNMENTS OF RURAL COMMUNES IN PUŁTUSKI LAU 2

2017 ◽  
Vol XIX (5) ◽  
pp. 179-184
Author(s):  
Joanna Rakowska ◽  
Ewa Wojciechowska
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Data Bank ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Total Income ◽  
Local Data ◽  
Annual Total ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Per Capita

The main aim of the paper is to define the importance of EU funding under the RDP 2007-2013 for the implementation of development investments by local governments of rural communes of pułtuski LAU 2 (poviat), based on quantitative secondary data from the CSO Local Data Bank and the RDP database and the primary qualitative data collected in the survey. The surveyed communes implemented under the RDP 2007-2013 altogether 76 projects of different character, most of which were infrastructural projects improving the living conditions of the inhabitants. The quantitative results show a large variation in the value of funds obtained from the 2007-2013 RDP in absolute terms, per capita (SDm) or in relation to the average annual total income of the communes (Rsdd). These funds had varied significance for the implementation of the analyzed projects: in three communes they determined their implementation fully, in the remaining ones the projects would be implemented without this co-financing either later or at present but only partly. Independently from the value of obtained EU funding, all local self-governments highlighted that RDP 2007-2013 was a very important source of funding for their investments.

SPATIAL DIVERSIFICATION OF THE LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT AND THE FINANCIAL SITUATION OF RURAL COMMUNES IN THE ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE VOIVODSHIP

2019 ◽  
Vol XXI (1) ◽  
pp. 74-82
Author(s):  
Piotr Prus ◽  
Paweł Dziekański
Keyword(s):  
Data Bank ◽  
Data Exploration ◽  
Economic Potential ◽  
Local Data ◽  
Financial Situation ◽  
Use Of Data ◽  
Development Factor ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Central Statistical Office ◽  
Spatial Diversification

The aim of the article is to evaluate the spatial disproportions in the development of rural municipalities in relation to their financial situation with the use of a non-standard synthetic measure. The analysis in the area of finance and development of communes concerned the years 2011, 2014 and 2017. The study covered 70 rural communes in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. Data exploration was possible due to the use of data from the Local Data Bank of the Central Statistical Office and the Regional Audit Chamber. The method used in the work is a synthetic measure of development and the financial situation. Local self-government can fulfil its tasks when it is equipped with stable and efficient sources of income and an appropriate level of endogenous resources. The economic potential, infrastructure, financial resources are an important development factor. The group of communes with the best situation in terms of development was created, among others, by Sitkówka-Nowiny, Morawica and Strawczyn Communes, which are located in the Kielce district and are characterized by a good financial situation and economic potential. The research showed disproportions between rural communes characterized by an industrial function and units with a traditional agricultural function.

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