The Policy of Urbanization Growth and Its Effects in the Albanian Economy in 1984–2020

• Authors: Nevila Xhindi , Teuta Xhindi

Title variants

PL

Polityka wzrostu urbanizacji i jej skutki w gospodarce Albanii w latach 1984–2020

Abstracts

PL

Wielu naukowców badało powiązania między urbanizacją a wzrostem gospodarczym poszczególnych krajów lub regionów. W ich badaniach urbanizacja traktowana jest zarówno jako przyczyna, jak i konsekwencja procesu rozwoju gospodarczego. Doświadczając stale znaczącego wzrostu gospodarczego, Albania ostatnio odróżniła się od pozostałych krajów bałkańskich. Obszary miejskie, w szczególności te, które znacznie się rozbudowały, podlegają konsekwencjom takiej transformacji – pozytywnym i negatywnym – w dziedzinie gospodarczej i przestrzennej, a także w życiu codziennym mieszkańców. Chociaż w innych krajach występuje istotna korelacja między urbanizacją a wzrostem gospodarczym, Albania musi jeszcze odpowiedzieć sobie na pytanie, czy to urbanizacja napędza wzrost gospodarczy czy też jest odwrotnie – są one od siebie niezależne. Analiza związku między urbanizacją i wzrostem gospodarczym w rzeczywistości albańskiej w latach 1984–2020 jest głównym celem artykułu. Wykorzystano do tego dane Banku Światowego za lata 1984–2020. Zastosowane metody to analiza regresji i test przyczynowości w sensie Grangera.

EN

Numerous scholars have studied the connection between urbanization and economic growth for particular nations or regions. In their research, urbanization is considered both a cause and a consequence of the process of economic development. By continuing to experience significant economic growth, Albania has recently set itself apart from the other Balkan nations. Urban areas, particularly those that have expanded substantially, have seen the repercussions of such a transformation – both positive and negative – in the economic and spatial realms as well as in people’s daily lives. Although there is a considerable correlation between urbanization and economic growth in other countries, Albania has yet to address the question of whether urbanization drives economic growth or vice versa – they are independent of each other. The analysis of the connection between urbanization and economic growth in the Albanian reality in the years 1984–2020 is the main goal of the article. World Bank data for the years 1984–2020 were used for this purpose. The methods used are the regression analysis and the Granger causality test.

Keywords

EN

urbanization; development; economic growth; population; migration

PL

urbanizacja; rozwój; wzrost gospodarczy; populacja; migracja

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej
• Journal: Studia Iuridica Lublinensia
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 32
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 357-370

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Nevila Xhindi

• Mediterranean University of Albania, Albania

author

Teuta Xhindi

• European University of Tirana

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Identifiers

DOI

10.17951/sil.2023.32.1.357-370

Biblioteka Nauki

31348369