The Decentralization of Poland 1989-2018:: From Partisan Disagreement to a Vehicle for Successful Absorption of EU Cohesion Funding
Journal: RACO (Revistes Catalanes amb Accés Obert) (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya)
Year: 2018

This article draws the main lines of development of the territoriality of the Polish state, taking into account the divergent dynamics of its regional evolution.Building on a historical account, it describes how the decentralization process unfolded, leading to the reform in 1998/1999, which administratively decentralized the state without, however, changing its unitary nature.By analysing the complexity and diversity of the EU's cohesion policy, the paper also addresses questions that are centr