Jednostki pomocnicze i ich rola w miastach na prawach powiatu na przykładzie Wrocławia

• Published in: Studia Regionalne i Lokalne Warszawa. 2000 Vol. 23; no. 84; pp. 93 - 105
• Main Author: Madej, Małgorzata
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: EUROREG - Uniwersytet Warszawski, Regional Studies Association - Sekcja Polska 2021; EUROREG - University of Warsaw, Regional Studies Association - Polish Section
• Subjects: Geography, Regional studies; Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence; Social Sciences; territorial government; ancillary units; sublocal government; multilevel governance; good governance; Wrocław
• ISSN: 1509-4995; 1509-4995

The paper refers to sublocal units within metropolitan governance, focusing on Wrocław in the context of multi-level governance and good governance. In Poland, such units function as ancillary units of municipalities (gminy). The paper describes their legal status and functioning within the Polish territorial government and discusses selected urban districts (powiaty). The analysis is based on legal acts and interviews with people involved in the local and sublocal government in Wrocław. The organisation of metropolitan governance based on smaller units is an efficient solution applied in cities worldwide, however, in the case of Wrocław, the borough model leaves a broad potential to develop this element of municipal management structure. Currently, a clear concept of their role in the city is needed.