Grzegorz Gorzelak
T H E WEALTH AND POVERTY OF R E G I O N S ASSUMPTIONS, HYPOTHESES, CASES
The article deals with the fundamental theoretical and practical problems of regional development, the causes of poverty and wealth of regions, and factors influencing change of the region's situation. The answers are being sought in the relations between the location criteria stemming from a current paradigm of development and the region's features, the type and character of external factor influencing the region and the region's reaction to these factors. The theoretical considerations are being illustrated by contemporary and historical examples.