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nr2832013
LocalEconomyinTheoryandPractice
LocalDevelopmentGovernanceAspects
ISSN1899-3192
AnnaMempel-Śnieżyk
WrocławUniversityofEconomics
LOCALACTORSANDLOCALDEVELOPMENT.
THECASEOFPOLAND
Summary:Areturntolocality,thepowerseeninactivitiesleadingtosocio-economic
developmentatlocallevel,confirmtheimportanceofresearchanddebateonthesignificance
oflocalactorsinlocaldevelopment.Thatiswhythepaperfocusesontheroleofother
actorsoflocaldevelopment.Therearealsoactivitiesthatcanbeundertakenbylocalactors
inordertoeffectivelyinfluencelocaldevelopment.Experiencesconnectedwiththeroleof
localauthoritiesinlocaldevelopmentconfirmtheirimportanceinthisprocess.Itneedsto
bementioned,however,thatlocalauthoritiesarenottheonlyactorsoflocaldevelopment.
Entrepreneurs,localsocietyandnon-governmentorganizationsalsoinfluencethedirectionof
localdevelopment.Nowadays,thereisagreatfocusontheeffectsofco-operationbetween
localactorsforlocaldevelopment.
Keywords:localdevelopment,localactors,nongovernmentorganizations.
1.Introduction
Thechangeswhichtakeplaceinacontemporaryeconomydonotreduceinterestin
thelocality.Onthecontrary,itshowsthataspatialunitatthelocallevelisoftenleft
toitselfinthecontextofchangesandtheproblemsresultingfromthem.Itisatthe
locallevelthatthesechangesarefeltmost.
WithrevitalizinglocalgovernmentinPoland,andtheestablishmentofthe
municipal,district,andvoivodeshiplevels,theauthoritiesofspatialunitswere
assignedspecifictasks.Localauthoritieshavebeenobligedtoperformcertain
tasks,aimedatsatisfyingtheneedsoflocalsocietyaswellastheprogrammingand
implementationoflocaldevelopment.Thesespecificgroupsoftasksarenottheonly
activitiesundertakenbylocalauthoritieswhichleadtolocaldevelopment.Oneofthe
keyEUdocumentsconcerningthesignificanceoflocalauthoritiesinsocio-economic
developmentiscalledLocalauthorities:actorsfordevelopment[Localauthorities
2008].Thisdocumentunderlinesthemeaningoflocalauthoritiesinco-operationand
developmentpolicy,inparticularsettingastrategicandcoherentframeworkforthe
exchangeofexperienceandenhancingtheirparticipationindevelopmentalprojects.
AccordingtotheLocalauthorities:actorsfordevelopment,localauthoritiesprovide