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Author Nishimori, Hisakazu| Maeda, Yoshinobu| Tanimoto, Mitsune|
Published Date 2012-12-03
Publication Title 岡山医学会雑誌
Volume volume124
Issue issue3
Content Type Journal Article
JaLCDOI 10.18926/OER/48990
Title Alternative J. H. Clapham, An Economic History of Modern Britain, vol. 1, Book 1, Britain on the Eve of the Railway Age, 1820-1850 (1st ed., 1926, 2nd ed. with corrections, 1939) Outline, Chap. 8
FullText URL oer_044_2_025_038.pdf
Author Ichinose, Atsushi|
Publication Title 岡山大学経済学会雑誌
Published Date 2012-10-01
Volume volume44
Issue issue2
Start Page 25
End Page 38
ISSN 0386-3069
language Japanese
Copyright Holders Copyright © 2012 岡山大学経済学会
File Version publisher
NAID 40019465601
JaLCDOI 10.18926/OER/48989
Title Alternative Political-Economic Situation and the Financial Condition of Local Governments in Poland
FullText URL oer_044_2_001_023.pdf
Author Taguchi, Masahiro|
Abstract This paper conducts a critical analysis on the political-economic situation of Poland and the current financial condition of the Polish local governments. Poland was the only country in the EU that avoided recession in 2009, i.e. just after the financial crisis it the world in 2008. While a number of studies suggest that the strong exports and individual consumption expenditures have been supporting the economy, they tend to miss the crucial fact that local government finance in the country is relatively well-balanced, and it became one of the factors of the economic stability. Aiming at examining such curious steadiness of the Polish local governments, this paper first focuses on the political and economic situation in Poland to understand the background of the financial condition of the local governments. Secondly, the system of local autonomy and its changes will be reviewed. Thirdly, the paper outlines the current political situation of the country, particularly the outcome of the general election held in 2012. Different regional strategies of the major political parties will be analyzed as well. Finally, the condition of local government finance will be examined to clarify their problems and challenges. From the analysis of this paper, the following points will be elucidated: (1) The solid economic performance has been maintained in Poland even after the global economic crisis. (2) The disparity of economic growth by prefecture and the disparity of the domestic product per capita by prefecture both show observable trend of its increase. (3) There is a big difference in the regional policy between the two major political parties in the country. The ruling party, the Civic Platform (Platforma Obywatelska; PO), bases its policy on the EU cohesion fund and adopts the economic growth model, in which the economies of metropolises are the engine to lead the country’s economy. On the other hand, the main opposition party, Law and Justice (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość; PiS), sets the liquidation of domestic disparities based on the “Polish” policies as its main goal. (4) The local government system of Poland is characterized by the great authority of commune (gmina) and the securing of tax revenue by the state. This model has been ensuring financial stability of the local government. (5) Many state-owned real estates have been changed to come under local government ownership during the period of systemic transformation. The incomes from the real estates and gains upon their sale have been contributing to the stability of local government finance. (6) Local governments have been one of the factors of Poland’s stable growth. However, many local governments recently started to fall into deficit. The causes of the deficit are as follows: a slowdown in tax revenues due to the recession; the falling real estate prices, the rising prices of construction materials for public works; the rising energy prices; and natural disasters that occur frequently in recent years. (7) The reduction policy of the state budget, directly bound up with the tighter condition of local government finance, as well as the decrease of financial supports from the EU Cohesion Fund and its related cuts in budgets for public works, has a negative impact on the local economy. They consequently affect the growth of the Polish economy to cause its slowing down.
Publication Title 岡山大学経済学会雑誌
Published Date 2012-10-01
Volume volume44
Issue issue2
Start Page 1
End Page 23
ISSN 0386-3069
language Japanese
Copyright Holders Copyright © 2012 岡山大学経済学会
File Version publisher
NAID 40019465578
Author Gotoh, Kazuma| Ishikawa, Toru| Shimadzu, Saori| Yabuuchi, Naoaki| Komaba, Shinichi| Takeda, Kazuyuki| Goto, Atsushi| Deguchi, Kenzo| Ohki, Shinobu| Hashi, Kenjiro| Shimizu, Tadashi| Ishida, Hiroyuki|
Published Date 2013-03
Publication Title Journal of Power Sources
Volume volume225
Content Type Journal Article
Author Gotoh, Kazuma| Kinumoto, Taro| Fujii, Eiji| Yamamoto, Aki| Hashimoto, Hideki| Ohkubo, Takahiro| Itadani, Atsushi| Kuroda, Yasushige| Ishida, Hiroyuki|
Published Date 2011-04
Publication Title Carbon
Volume volume49
Issue issue4
Content Type Journal Article
Author Gotoh, Kazuma| Takeda, Kazuyuki| Lerner, Michael M.| Sueishi, Yoshimi| Maruyama, Shinpei| Goto, Atsushi| Tansho, Masataka| Ohki, Shinobu| Hashi, Kenjiro| Shimizu, Tadashi| Ishida, Hiroyuki|
Published Date 2011-10
Publication Title Carbon
Volume volume49
Issue issue12
Content Type Journal Article
Author Pyon, Sunseng| Kudo, Kazutaka| Nohara, Minoru|
Published Date 2012-04-06
Publication Title Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
Volume volume81
Issue issue5
Content Type Journal Article
Author Kanehara, Masayuki| Takeya, Jun| Uemura, Takafumi| Murata, Hideyuki| Takimiya, Kazuo| Sekine, Hikaru| Teranishi, Toshiharu|
Published Date 2012-09
Publication Title Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
Volume volume85
Issue issue9
Content Type Journal Article
Author Uma, Thanganathan| Nogami, Masayuki|
Published Date 2009-04-01
Publication Title Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan
Volume volume117
Issue issue1364
Content Type Journal Article
Author Watanabe, Koyo| Matsuura, Koji| Kawata, Fukukazu| Nagata, Kotaro| Ning, Jun| Kano, Hiroshi|
Published Date 2012-02-01
Publication Title Biomedical Optics Express
Volume volume3
Issue issue2
Content Type Journal Article
Author Watanabe, Koyo| Matsuura, Koji|
Published Date 2012
Publication Title Journal of Sensors
Volume volume2012
Content Type Journal Article
Author Matsuura, Koji| Kuroda, Yuka| Yamashita, Keisuke| Funahashi, Hiroaki|
Published Date 2010-10-12
Publication Title Journal of Reproduction and Development
Volume volume57
Issue issue1
Content Type Journal Article
Author Matsuura, Koji| Takenami, Mami| Kuroda, Yuka| Hyakutake, Toru| Yanase, Shinichiro| Naruse, Keiji|
Published Date 2012-01
Publication Title Reproductive BioMedicine Online
Volume volume24
Issue issue1
Content Type Journal Article
Author Matsuura, Koji| Hayashi, Nobuyoshi| Takiue, Chisato| Hirata, Rei| Habara, Toshihiro| Naruse, Keiji|
Published Date 2010-08
Publication Title Fertility and Sterility
Volume volume94
Issue issue3
Content Type Journal Article
Author Sano, Hikaru| Matsuura, Koji| Naruse, Keiji| Funahashi, Hiroaki|
Published Date 2010-09-15
Publication Title Theriogenology
Volume volume74
Issue issue5
Content Type Journal Article
Author Koike, Takayuki| Matsuura, Koji| Naruse, Keiji| Funahashi, Hiroaki|
Published Date 2010-10
Publication Title Journal of Reproduction and Development
Volume volume56
Issue issue5
Content Type Journal Article
Author Hyakutake, Toru| Hashimoto, Yuki| Yanase, Shinichiro| Matsuura, Koji| Naruse, Keiji|
Published Date 2009-02
Publication Title Biomedical Microdevices
Volume volume11
Issue issue1
Content Type Journal Article
Author Cheng, Chao-Min| Matsuura, Koji| Wang, I-Jan| Kuroda, Yuka| LeDuc, Philip R.| Naruse, Keiji|
Published Date 2009
Publication Title Lab on a Chip
Volume volume9
Issue issue22
Content Type Journal Article
Author Matsuura, Koji| Hayashi, Nobuyoshi| Kuroda, Yuka| Takiue, Chisato| Hirata, Rei| Takenami, Mami| Aoi, Yoko| Yoshioka, Nanako| Habara, Toshihiro| Mukaida, Tetsunori| Naruse, Keiji|
Published Date 2010-03
Publication Title Reproductive BioMedicine Online
Volume volume20
Issue issue3
Content Type Journal Article
Author Takahashi, Kazuo H.| Daborn, Phillip J.| Hoffmann, Ary A.| Takano-Shimizu, Toshiyuki|
Published Date 2011-04-25
Publication Title PLoS ONE
Volume volume6
Issue issue4
Content Type Journal Article