The decentralization of Poland 1989-2018: from partisan disagreement to a vehicle for successful absorption of EU cohesion funding
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- dc.contributor.author Holesch, Adam, 1977-
- dc.date.accessioned 2020-05-08T10:52:59Z
- dc.date.available 2020-05-08T10:52:59Z
- dc.date.issued 2018
- dc.description.abstract This article draws the main lines of development of the territoriality of the Polish state, taking into account the divergent dynamics of its regional evolution. Building on a historical account, it describes how the decentralization process unfolded, leading to the reform in 1998/1999, which administratively decentralized the state without, however, changing its unitary nature. By analysing the complexity and diversity of the EU’s cohesion policy, the paper also addresses questions that are central to theoretical arguments about EU influence on the divergence of regions. It concludes that even if the EU cohesion policy can be seen as a success in Poland, the amount of funding was not sufficient to reduce the differences between the Polish voivodships, which have been growing in recent decades. Paradoxically, the successful use of EU funding did not prevent the massive electoral wins of an EU-sceptic party in the poorer eastern regions, which were supported by a special EU fund.
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- dc.identifier.citation Holesch A. The decentralization of Poland 1989-2018: from partisan disagreement to a vehicle for successful absorption of EU cohesion funding. REAF-JSG. 2018 Des;(28):47-73. DOI: 10.2436/20.8080.01.30
- dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.2436/20.8080.01.30
- dc.identifier.issn 1886-2632
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/44470
- dc.language.iso eng
- dc.publisher Generalitat de Catalunya. Institut d'Estudis de l'Autogovern
- dc.relation.ispartof REAF-JSG. 2018 Des;(28):47-73
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- dc.subject.keyword Poland
- dc.subject.keyword Decentralization
- dc.subject.keyword Regionalization
- dc.subject.keyword EU cohesion policy
- dc.subject.keyword PIS
- dc.subject.keyword Voivodship funding
- dc.subject.keyword Unitary state
- dc.title The decentralization of Poland 1989-2018: from partisan disagreement to a vehicle for successful absorption of EU cohesion funding
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