Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/197415 
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Year of Publication: 
2018
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[Journal:] e-Finanse: Financial Internet Quarterly [ISSN:] 1734-039X [Volume:] 14 [Issue:] 3 [Publisher:] Sciendo [Place:] Warsaw [Year:] 2018 [Pages:] 8-20
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Sciendo, Warsaw
Abstract: 
The aim of this paper is twofold. First, the smart growth concept is examined with a focus on challenges associated with applying this concept in the less developed regions. Second, the impact of EU structural funds on smart growth in Poland is analyzed at the regional level with a view to contributing to the debate on public intervention in this area. The research questions are as follows: 'Is the concept of smart growth, as postulated by the European Union, well suited to the less developed regions?' and 'Whether and to what extent do EU funds contribute to achieving smart growth in Poland?' Smart growth has accelerated after 2007, which could suggest a significant impact of EU structural funds, whose allocation to measures supporting innovative activity rose markedly after 2007. However, among the various factors influencing regional development processes, the impact of structural funds was not as strong as might be expected, which was confirmed by further analysis.
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smart growth
regional development
EU structural funds
Europe 2020
JEL: 
F36
O11
O30
R11
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