In a recent paper, Dr Paula Nagler and Prof Frank van Oort, together with IHS alumnus Borys Cieślak, looked into the impact of Poland's 1998 regional reform on local socioeconomic development of middle-sized cities. This reform, which substantially reduced the number of regions, divided cities into those retaining regional capital status and those losing it. It also provided a … Continue reading How administrative degradation affects middle-sized cities
Frank van Oort 