EN
One of the basic features of citizens of each society is their interest of the problems of the community and the sense of responsibility for its future. At the core of such society there must exist the sense of community, not only as regards its needs, but also its values and culture; this sense must be based on the feeling of identity and responsibility for its fate. These premises seem to refer to the conception of Silesian autonomy. This conceptions, which became a fact in the 20th century, may become a formula according to which the social and economic development of the region can be identified. It should also help to ease the social problems connected with the economic crisis