Analysis of convergence and divergence process and assessment of the level of economic development of rural areas of northern Poland

The article describes the level of economic development of rural areas of Northern Poland and analyses the processes of internal (regional) convergence and divergence. To analyse convergence the divergence factor was used, and to assess the level of economic development - the synthetic Wojewodzic in...

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Main Author: Aleksandra Jezierska-Thole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: WSB University in Torun 2013-12-01
Series:Torun Business Review
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Online Access:https://tbr.wsb.torun.pl/index.php/journal/article/view/243
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spelling doaj-afdb071d6db24b47b533372e07e38ca82020-11-24T21:26:07ZengWSB University in TorunTorun Business Review1643-81752451-09552013-12-0112121122185Analysis of convergence and divergence process and assessment of the level of economic development of rural areas of northern PolandAleksandra Jezierska-Thole0Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu ul. Gagarina 13a 87-100 ToruńThe article describes the level of economic development of rural areas of Northern Poland and analyses the processes of internal (regional) convergence and divergence. To analyse convergence the divergence factor was used, and to assess the level of economic development - the synthetic Wojewodzic indicator. The evaluation uses the indices describing the level of unemployment, as well as entrepreneurship and the income level of the inhabitants.https://tbr.wsb.torun.pl/index.php/journal/article/view/243rural area, economic development, convergence, divergence, North Poland
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Analysis of convergence and divergence process and assessment of the level of economic development of rural areas of northern Poland
Torun Business Review
rural area, economic development, convergence, divergence, North Poland
author_facet Aleksandra Jezierska-Thole
author_sort Aleksandra Jezierska-Thole
title Analysis of convergence and divergence process and assessment of the level of economic development of rural areas of northern Poland
title_short Analysis of convergence and divergence process and assessment of the level of economic development of rural areas of northern Poland
title_full Analysis of convergence and divergence process and assessment of the level of economic development of rural areas of northern Poland
title_fullStr Analysis of convergence and divergence process and assessment of the level of economic development of rural areas of northern Poland
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of convergence and divergence process and assessment of the level of economic development of rural areas of northern Poland
title_sort analysis of convergence and divergence process and assessment of the level of economic development of rural areas of northern poland
publisher WSB University in Torun
series Torun Business Review
issn 1643-8175
2451-0955
publishDate 2013-12-01
description The article describes the level of economic development of rural areas of Northern Poland and analyses the processes of internal (regional) convergence and divergence. To analyse convergence the divergence factor was used, and to assess the level of economic development - the synthetic Wojewodzic indicator. The evaluation uses the indices describing the level of unemployment, as well as entrepreneurship and the income level of the inhabitants.
topic rural area, economic development, convergence, divergence, North Poland
url https://tbr.wsb.torun.pl/index.php/journal/article/view/243
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