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REVITALIZATION OF INDUSTRIAL AREAS FROM THE EU'S STRUCTURAL FUNDS. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECHAR II PROGRAM IN THE LIMBURG REGION (1994-1999)

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Zientara P.
Przegląd Zachodni
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2007
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issue 2(323)
198-212
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The genesis of traditional industrial regions is inextricably intertwined with the industrial revolution. The need to reduce transport costs spurred concentration of heavy industry, which was seen as an engine of economic growth. Yet in the second half of the 20th century, dramatic structural changes - due, among other things, to technological progress - diminished the significance of coal mining and heavy industry. As a result, the situation in traditional industrial districts worsened. Plagued with numerous problems, they began to be regarded as declining and unattractive, which in turn led to a fall in their competitiveness. Hence, within the framework of EU regional policy, programmes were devised with a view to supporting re-conversion and revitalisation efforts as well as to preventing regional disparities from growing. One of such programmes was RECHAR II addressed to regions affected by the decline of coal mining. The present article shows - with the help of analysis of the implementation of RECHAR II projects in the Limburg province - how to use revitalisation initiatives as a vehicle for enhancing regional competitiveness. That is why special emphasis is laid on the question of competitiveness and its determinants which - as the article argues - at the time of progressing globalisation, seems to be the key to attracting much-needed foreign direct investment and thereby raising living standards.
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THE POLISH LABOR MARKET: TO LIBERALIZE OR MAINTAIN THE STATUS QUO?

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Zientara P.
Przegląd Zachodni
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2008
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issue 2(327)
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There are grounds for the claim that the imposition of restrictive regulations concerning dismissals and the existence of high extra-salary costs have led in Poland - a country with strong trade unions that at the onset of the transformation of the political and economic system obtained extensive privileges and rights - to the emergence of the insider-outsider labor market. The article brings a preliminary analysis of the mechanism and consequences of the functioning of this type of labor market. With this aim in mind the author discusses the significance of the regulation of the labor market with special emphasis on employment protection legislation and the sources of the strong position of employees' organizations. It is argued that the formation of an insider-outsider type of labor market not only discriminates the unemployed and other outsiders, who have problems finding employment or being employed on the basis of the labor code, but also hinders the process of restructuring - transition from the manufacturing sector to the service sector - and slows down socio-economic development. In this context attention is focused on the importance of liberalization of the labor market and the character of the conflict between the demands of modern economies (flexibility) and the sense of employment security and stability. .
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