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The spatial diversity of socio-economic development in Ukraine

Miłek Dorota, Kozubek Paweł R.

Zeszyty Naukowe. Organizacja i Zarządzanie / Politechnika Śląska

2022

z. 162

455--471

Purpose: The processes of socio-economic development always take place in a specific space and are not uniform. The modern conditions of regional development vary a lot with regard to the socio-economic development of the particular territorial entities. This is also true for Ukraine, the subject of this study and a current candidate for the European Union. This paper will assess the diversity of socio-economic development of the Ukrainian regions in 2020 and rank these entities according to the level of their development. Methodology: Z. Hellwig’s method of development pattern, which helps to order the regions in terms of their development, is applied to the evaluation of socio-economic development of the Ukrainian entities. The indicators adopted are systematised by the following areas: Demographics and job market, Structure of regional economies, Innovation, research and development activities, Technical infrastructure, Social infrastructure, and Condition and protection of the natural environment. Findings: The analysis helps to identify the levels of socio-economic development of Ukrainian regions and the region groups of the highest, high, low, and very low standards of development. The results suggest a great diversity of socio-economic development of these regions. Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhya, and Kharkiv experience the maximum, while Donetsk and Luhansk the minimum levels of development. Research limitations/implications: The data published by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine for 2020 are used, excluding those for the temporarily occupied area of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol, and parts of the temporarily occupied areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Further comparative research should estimate the effects of the changes on socio-economic development following the end of the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine. Continuing studies may also identify factors with a decisive impact on the regions’ attribution to the particular groupings. Social implications: The evaluation of the regional development levels may provide foundations for some strategies of socio-economic development, an explication of causes of regional variations, and a determination of potential for and ways of levelling down the existing inequalities. The diversity of development of the individual Ukrainian regions is important to its status of a candidate to the EU, granted on 23 June 2022. In connection with a closer cooperation between Ukraine and the EU, the results can provide knowledge about where to channel the EU funding aimed at the socio-economic development of the particular regions. Originality/value: The determination of the diversity of socio-economic development and positioning of the Ukrainian regions in this respect. The study can also be seen as a contribution to the existing research and serve the purpose of comparative analysis.

Territorial diversity of availability of public services in Poland

Miłek Dorota

Zeszyty Naukowe. Organizacja i Zarządzanie / Politechnika Śląska

2020

z. 146

275--294

Purpose: The nature of contemporary development processes determines the development of the area of public services, which is related to the distribution of these services and is of interest to public sector economics. The state’s key commitment to its citizens is to guarantee adequate availability of public services. It is an important issue that determines the quality of life of the citizens and determines the level of social and economic development of territorial units. The aim of this paper is to analyze and evaluate inequalities in access to selected public services in Poland from a regional perspective. Design/methodology/approach: To assess the level of availability of selected public services in Poland, Hellwig’s synthetic indicator was used, which made it possible to indicate the ranking of voivodeships in terms of availability of public services. The research is complemented by the Ward’s clustering method, which was used to identify clusters of territorial units with a similar level of availability of the analyzed services. The research used data made available by the Statistics Poland (GUS), including the Local Data Bank and statistical studies: Use of information and communication technologies in 2014 (orig. title: Wykorzystanie technologii informacyjno-telekomunikacyjnych w 2014 roku) and Use of information and communication technologies in 2018 (orig. title: Wykorzystanie technologii informacyjno-telekomunikacyjnych w 2018 roku). The analysis concerns the years 2014 and 2018. Findings: Regions of Poland are characterized by a diverse level of availability of public services. The analysis allowed to identify the regions with the highest, high, low and very low level of availability of public services. The distance between the highest and the lowest ranked voivodeships indicates quite significant territorial inequalities in access to public services, although it has slightly decreased throughout the analyzed years. Social implications: The study of availability of public services is an important component of the assessment of the level of social and economic development of territorial units and the standard of living of local communities. Therefore, it is justified to determine the essence of spatial diversity of the level of availability of public services, which play an important role in shaping the level of social and economic development of territorial units and influence the implementation of development priorities of the country and the European Union. The development of public services requires identifying existing barriers in the area of public governance as well as possibilities for their improvement and then proposing a set of instruments to improve the service management process. Originality/value: The results of the research can be used in the process of management of public services by public administration units in the context of increasing the universal availability of these services and improving their quality. The results of the analysis may provide a source of knowledge for both national and regional economic policy actors as well as European Union decision-making bodies in the area of public support to improve the availability of public services in the next development programming perspectives.