Charakterystyka gospodarcza województwa łódzkiego (wybrane aspekty)

Abstract

As a result of institutional transformations taking place in Poland, the role of the Administrative Province of Łódź undergoes an evolution. The article discusses certain characteristics of this administrative province, its socio-economic functions and role during the present period of transformations in the socio-economic system. It is an attempt to explain transformations on the regional (provincial) scale occurring today. A special emphasis has been laid on a specific nature of changes necessitated by the transition to a market economy (among others, problems of unemployment, competititiveness and economic autonomy, privatization and restructuring of enterprises). The performed analysis has been based on data for the years 1990 1992 coming from the statistical yearbooks, reports of the Provincial Statistical Office in Łódź and the Provincial Labour Office. It should be added that a number of issues connected with transformations of the local economy have not been solved yet and they call for further studies.