Changes in the Spatial Differentiation of the Development of Warmia and Mazury in the Years 2000-2022
Rafał Warżała
Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztynhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8677-977X
Abstract
The aim of the article is to assess the level of economic development of the Warmia and Mazury region in the years 2000-2022 in three aspects: in comparison to the average development level in Poland, in comparison to the average value of regional GDP growth for the entire EU and in comparison to the internal differentiation of economic development in Warmia and Mazury according to NUTS 3 subregions.
The research process was carried out using primary data from public statistics: Eurostat and the Central Statistical Office. Classical methods of statistical analysis were used to achieve the research objective, i.e. dynamics analysis, structure indicators and comparative analysis. The reference point was all EU regions, all regions in Poland, and the Warmia-Masuria voivodeship itself. The results obtained indicate that the Warmia and Mazury region is still in one of the last places in terms of the level of development achieved, but this process is progressing in a positive direction and results in slow approach both to the EU and Polish average. This is accompanied by internal differentiation of development, which is also – although to a lesser extent – decreasing.
Keywords:
region, regional development, structural changesReferences
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Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
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