Mazovia Regional Studies 2013/12

Zbigniew Strzelecki

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Ladies and Gentlemen, in the issue you hold in your hands, we publish the results of research devoted to the broad topic of regionalism, starting with its definition and ending with a discussion of issues related to a specific region, such as the Mazowieckie Voivodeship. These extremely interesting studies consist of articles prepared both by academics from the University of Warsaw, the Warsaw School of Economics, the Fryderyk Skarbek University of International Trade and Finance in Warsaw, as well as materials developed on the basis of research conducted as part of the project “Development Trends of Mazovia,” financed by the European Social Fund under the Human Capital Operational Program subdivision 8.1.4.

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Tomasz Komornicki, Rafał Wiśniewski, Marcin Stępniak, Piotr Siłka, Piotr Rosik

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The article assesses the new situation of the labor market of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship in two spatial dimensions – as a whole and according to the typological division of municipalities. The analysis was made on the basis of estimates of the actual number of jobs and the actual number of employed. The following aspects were examined: the size and structure of the Mazovian market, spatial accessibility of labor markets, spatial differentiation of wages, the role of new and creative enterprises in shaping the labor market, and the level of unemployment. As a result of the study, two features of the labor market in Mazovia stand out.

Tomasz Komornicki, Rafał Wiśniewski, Marcin Stępniak, Piotr Siłka, Piotr Rosik, Rynek pracy w województwie mazowieckimPobierz

Małgorzata Podogrodzka

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The article describes changes over time in the number and structure of students in higher education institutions by gender, school ownership, mode of study and fields of study in Warsaw and Poland. The approach makes it possible to show similarities (differences) between these administrative units and to determine the direction of changes in the future.

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Piotr Rosik

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The article includes part of the research results from the second chapter of the module report “Physical Capital”. The module report was carried out within the framework of the project “Infrastructure development and physical capital and polycentricity of Mazovia’s development” (Development trends of Mazovia). In one of the chapters of the module, entitled. “Physical Capital – Non-Productive Assets,” included a description of building and housing properties in the context of Mazovia’s housing situation. The article’s main focus is on determining the value of the province’s housing stock. An estimate of the overall value of housing stock in Mazovia indicates that more than half of the assets contained in dwellings are located within the borders of Warsaw, about a quarter in the Warsaw Metropolitan Area and only less than a quarter – in the rest of the voivodeship.

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Wanda Pełka

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The cooperation of enterprises within clusters is now seen as an effective mechanism for activating regions. A cluster-based development policy makes it possible to create a coherent system within which cooperation between enterprises, scientific and research institutions and public authorities takes place. In this system, the scientific sector supports the competitiveness of enterprises by providing innovation, education responds to the needs of the labor market, improving the competitiveness and innovation of companies – allows to attract foreign investment.

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Małgorzata Sulmicka

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There is a tendency to underestimate the contribution of the agricultural sector to the development process. This is prompted especially by its low share in GDP creation. However, the spread of the paradigm of sustainable and balanced development, criticism of GDP as a measure of development processes, as well as the financial crisis – are prompting a reevaluation of views on the importance of agriculture and the desired directions of the evolution of this sector. Paradoxically, traditional agriculture, until recently considered non-modern, is now becoming “modern” and its products increasingly socially desirable.

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Roman Szul

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In socio-political sciences, there are two meanings of the term “regionalism”: 1. the integration (cooperation) of states located in some region of the world (e.g., the European Union, ASEAN, NAFTA), 2. a movement to defend or demonstrate the economic, cultural or political interests of regions understood as part of states. The article deals with the latter type of regionalism. It consists of four parts. The first defines the concept of regionalism, noting that there are no clear boundaries between regionalism and other phenomena such as nationalism and ethnic movements; classifies regionalism from various points of view and discusses its significance in modern Europe.

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Michał Hackiewicz

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The rapid growth of freight transport and the changing economic, political and environmental conditions have brought a number of significant changes to the European Union’s transportation policies in recent years. These include issues such as improving the energy efficiency of vehicles, implementing intelligent traffic control systems and optimizing logistics chains. Transport corridors are playing an increasingly important role in achieving these goals and building European cohesion. This article systematizes the history of the creation of corridors, focusing on the Rail Baltica and Baltic-Adriatic routes running through Poland and the Mazovian Voivodeship.

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Agata Bronowska

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The changing number of school-age children is forcing modern states to adapt the education system to the needs of the population. The state must offset the negative effects of the baby boomers, but it must also be prepared for the arrival of the demographic low. The challenges facing the education system in Poland for the coming decades are due, among other things, to the projected decline in the number of children and young people.

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