Regional policy GPS103

Course content:
The term, characteristics, types and criteria for the delimitation of the regions. The territorial organization of the state. Theories of regional development. The spatial polarization of socio - economic development in Poland and the EU.Essence, objectives and models of regional policy. Subjects of regional policy. Regional policy instruments. Funding for regional development. Programming of regional development. Management of regional and local development. EU regional policy.

Learning outcomes:
Student can describe subjects responsible for regional development, indicate the source of financing for regional development, selects measures and on the basis of it analyzes the spatial polarization of regional development, explains the relationship between national and EU regional policy.

Course coordinators

Aldona Harasimowicz

Bibliography

a) basic references:
1. Z. Strzelecki (red.), The Regional and Local Economy, PWN, Warsaw 2008. 2. J.Chądzyński, A. Nowakowska, Z. Przygodzki, The region and its development in a terms of globalization, CeDeWu, 2007. 3. J. Strojny, Region - Regional policy, Politechnika Rzeszowska, Rzeszów 2010. 4. S.Korenik, Economic region in the new socio - economic realities, CeDeWu, Warsaw 2011.

b) supplementary references:
1. K. Tomaszewski, Regions in the European integration process, Wolters Kluwer, Krakow 2007. 2. P.Dziekański, M.A. Leśniewski, Regional development policy in terms of integration processes, Stowarzyszenie Nauka, Edukacja, Rozwój, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 2011