Special Economic Zones as Growth and Anti-growth Poles as Exemplified by Polish Regions

Godlewska-Majkowska, Hanna; Komór, Agnieszka; Typa, Magdalena

doi:10.15678/eber.2016.040412

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“…Eikeland and Nilsen (2016) link the strategies of multinational corporations with emerging growth poles, analyzing whether specific strategies can be useful in building a specialized supplier industry in a region that has developed later than the pioneer regions of the Norwegian oil and gas industry. Godlewska-Majkowska et al (2016) present the polarization effects of special economic zones in Polish regions and suggest that the center of the polarized region can also be an "anti-growth" pole if it promotes crisis factors. Popkova et al (2016), who compare GDP growth between specific countries over time, suggest that specific developing countries are going to act as growth poles in the emerging post-crisis global economy.…”

Section: Growth Polesmentioning

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Growth Poles and Clusters: Are There Useful Analytical Complementarities?

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Chatzinikolaou

2020

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This article aims to critically review the advancements in the study of contemporary dynamics of local development under the prism of the analytical perspectives of growth poles and clusters. We proceed to a literature review of clusters and growth poles and attempt an analytical synthesis. The analysis of growth poles appears to remain within the interpretive limits of traditional economic geography, focusing mainly on the dimension of regional agglomerations. At the same time, the broader literature on clusters deals more with interdisciplinary issues in their global perspective by starting increasingly its analysis from the micro-dynamics articulated at the firm level. This article proposes a conceptual extension to the analysis of the current dynamics of local development in the framework of the “competitiveness web” that takes into account all the interdependent levels of space and actors.

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Section: Growth Polesmentioning

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Growth Poles and Clusters: Are There Useful Analytical Complementarities?

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Chatzinikolaou

2020

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“…Moreover, the research of Polish authors points to the importance of public aid in Special Economic Zones, where it is possible to obtain income tax exemptions (Cieślewicz, 2009;Lizińska and Marks-Bielska, 2013). It should be noted that, depending on the conditions, Special Economic Zones may have a positive or negative impact on regional development (Godlewska-Majkowska et al, 2016). Surveys conducted among entrepreneurs in the Lubelskie Voivodeship showed that public aid improved their condition (which manifested itself in an increase in revenues, profits, number of clients and level of investments declared by the owners), but did not contribute to an increase in employment (Sosińska-Wit and Gałązka, 2013).…”

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The Economic Dimension of Space

Komór¹

2020

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Purpose: The main purpose of this study is to identify and analyze the impact of economic space diversity on economic development processes. Design/Methodology/Approach: The paper uses the method of literature studies. The data underwent quantitative analysis with the use of descriptive and parametric (r-Pearson correlation index) statistics. The study analysed the structure, dynamics and intensity indices, as well as the r-Pearson correlation index. Findings: The paper identifies the features of space (i.e. limitation, resistance and diversification). Space can influence development processes by influencing sales revenues and production costs of enterprises. Space is created by places of varied value for people, therefore the economy develops unevenly in space. Practical Implications: The results of the research can be used by decision-makers to shape public aid instruments. The results of the conducted research indicate that in the next programming period there will be a further reduction in the maximum intensity of regional investment aid for Polish regions, which creates the need to seek new development impulses. Originality/Value: The paper shows the simultaneous existence of two processes, i.e. narrowing of the development gap between Polish and EU regions and deepening of regional development disparities in Poland. There is no consensus in the literature on the existence and nature of a link between public aid and economic development processes. This study shows that other factors had a stronger impact on the pace of regional development in Poland than the maximum regional aid intensity.

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“…Smékalová et al (2014) observe large municipalities as innovation growth poles that can concentrate economic activity and allocate entrepreneurship support, while Bere (2015) suggests that growth poles policies follow a top-down design to favor the creation of specific institutions. Godlewska-Majkowska et al (2016), introduce the idea that a polarized region's core can also act as an "anti-growth" pole if it enhances crisis causes. Pysar (2017) argues that industrial concentration can turn some regional areas into growth poles that can increase the country's overall socio-economic competitiveness, and Strat and Stefan (2017) view the enhancement of the weakest geographical regions and industries to lessen the effects of polarization.…”

Section: Growth Polesmentioning

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From Growth Poles and Clusters to Business Ecosystems Dynamics: The ILDI Counterproposal

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Chatzinikolaou²

2020

IJWPDS

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The study of spatial socio-economic development constitutes a significant field of analysis of innovation creation and diffusion. Understanding the spatial evolution of the different socio-economic systems in the age of globalization requires a synthesizing and integrated theoretical approach to how innovation is generated and replicated. This article aims to study three significant spatial socio-economic development theories –the growth poles, the clusters, and the business ecosystems. A literature review reveals that (a) the concept of growth poles concerns mostly the analysis of spatial polarization between specific territories and regions, (b) the clusters concept addresses the issue of developed inter-industrial competition and co-operation from a meso-level perspective, and (c) the analytical field of business ecosystems provides an evolutionary approach that can be valorized for all co-evolving spatial socio-economic organizations. In this context, an eclectically interventional mechanism to strengthen innovation is suggested. The Institutes of Local Development and Innovation (ILDI) policy is proposed for all firms and business ecosystems, of every size, level of spatial development, prior knowledge, specialization, and competitive ability. The ILDI is presented as an intermediate organization capable of diagnosing and enhancing the firm’s physiology in structural Stra.Tech.Man terms (strategy-technology-management synthesis).

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Special Economic Zones as Growth and Anti-growth Poles as Exemplified by Polish Regions

Cited by 15 publications

References 28 publications

Growth Poles and Clusters: Are There Useful Analytical Complementarities?

Growth Poles and Clusters: Are There Useful Analytical Complementarities?

The Economic Dimension of Space

From Growth Poles and Clusters to Business Ecosystems Dynamics: The ILDI Counterproposal

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