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Deindustrialisation means a decrease in the share of industry in the gross domestic product of a country or region. A similar phenomenon has been observed for decades in the agricultural sphere. Both these sectors are gradually losing importance in favour of the broadly understood services sector. This is undoubtedly happening in many developed countries, and yet the stereotypical conviction that the role of industry is certain to decline ever further is a false one. In particular, the claim that the Polish economy has been undergoing the process of deindustrialisation seems to be contestable: many opinions are at odds with statistical data. Industrial production is changing, but it is unlikely to completely disappear because we all need food provided by farmers, as well as various services and material products.
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The dynamic processes occurring in the global economy, resulting in a steadily decreasing significance of industry, require extensive action by public authorities. Both state and local governments are responsible for counteracting the effects of deindustrialisation. Structural changes are mainly caused by high land prices in cities, economy-wide fluctuations and replacement of such economic functions as the industrial production by the more vibrant branches of the economy, e.g. the residential housing or service sectors. Local self-governments are responsible for the economic development of communes. The range of instruments available to assist entrepreneurs is not very wide, while finding new investors in the midst of a profound global crisis requires energetic steps and numerous pro-investment incentives. Entrepreneurs, on the other hand, tend to choose locations which are the most attractive from the point of view of economic efficiency. They expect that local and regional authorities will provide preferential conditions for investment. Special economic zones, whose performance is the focus of the present paper, offer substantial benefits for communal income and help ensure job protection.
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The paper intends to describe post-industrial tourism – a new form of tourism, which makes use of industrial sites and disused factory equipment, regarding them as valuable and unique resources that attest to the economic and historical change that regions, cities and agricultural areas have undergone. Presented are examples of Polish post-industrial sites used for tourism purposes.
Sociológia (Sociology)
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2011
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vol. 43
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issue 4
323-337
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The paper deals with some concepts which are used to grasp our social reality. The author confronts optimistic visions regarding the character of post-industrial society with the reality of deindustrialisation. He describes three main causes of the deindustrialization and observes the contradictions between their impacts and expectations that have been formulated by authors of the vision of post-industrial society. This tension is briefly illustrated in the following areas: demographic development, labour market, family and household, social structure, a tendency towards social segregation and social problems. The author deals with the key concept of the service society. The theory of post-industrial society is based on the finding that employment in the tertiary sector is larger than in the industrial sector. Many original expectations of the theorists of the post-industrial society remain disappointed due to the high internal heterogeneity of the service sector and complicated relations between this sector and the industry. The author alerts that the primary function of the service sector remains to serve the industry and the manpower which strongly influence the future of the deindustrialised cities. An attempt is given to specify a typology of services that concretise the author's reasoning. In the conclusion the author analyses the phenomenon of the so called new social risks which were ignored by the conception of post-industrial society.
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Modern economies are subject to constant change. Deindustrialisation is an inevitable stage of economic development. However, it also brings about a number of undesirable phenomena associated with structural adjustment. The processes of adjustment can become particularly burdensome for regional economies. To address the problem, the European Union has reformed its structural policy. The new policy, referred to as (regional) cohesion, is a priority tool for the European Union, as testified by the fact that its implementation accounts for more than 43% of the entire EU budget expenditure. In Podlaskie Voivodeship, the changes caused by industrialisation and deindustrialisation, although less visible than in other regions (e.g. without typical behaviour patterns resulting from redundancy processes after the closing of industrial enterprises), bring both positive and negative effects for the region’s economy and society. The financial support received from the EU is intended to accelerate these changes, on the one hand, and to alleviate their negative impact on the other (e.g. by creating additional jobs, increasing the investment attractiveness of regions, and improving the comfort of living of the citizens).
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The development of clusters is part of the process of deindustrialisation of the economy. However, there is a scarcity of guidelines for future management aimed at the creation of new efficient structures of this type. In other words, a lack of clear policies of cluster development can be observed in most countries and regions. This is partly justifiable, as the development of enterprises, and the establishment of cooperation between firms, is largely dependent on the specific economic, social and legal conditions of individual countries, and these can vary widely from one state to another. The author attempts to analyse the cluster development policy carried out in Podlaskie Voivodeship, which is among Europe’s most challenged regions. The analysis is based on the guidelines for cluster development proposed by S.A. Rosenfeld.
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