Poland has significantly upgraded its infrastructure network over the past decade. However, bottlenecks still weigh on productivity growth and environmental and health outcomes. The EU 2014-20 programming period is an opportunity to improve the management of infrastructure investment. In the...

The paper starts with a review of literature focusing on links between democracy and environmental protection, pointing out a fair weight of scientific evidence that democratic societies on average enjoy a higher level of environmental quality than autocracies. It subsequently provides a quick...

The paper introduces insights into a methodology for developing regulation applicable to networked industries. Following telecommunications, the energy industry is most apt to undergo significant structural and regulatory reforms as a function technological advancement. The application of this...

Poland entered the twenty-first century with an unsustainable energy/electricity mix, strongly over-dependent on coal. This situation seems to be changing very slowly, while there are multiple factors that make it imperative for the issue to be urgently addressed. On the one hand, this paper...

Aim/purpose - The paper contains descriptive exploratory research on the implementation of General Data Protection Requirements (GDPR) in a group of Polish public administration offices. The purpose of this research is to investigate the current state of personal data protection in the entities...

The public finance system in force in Poland provides for a trade fair fee (Polish - "opłata targowa") as part of municipalities' own revenues. The trade fair fee is collected from persons selling at marketplaces located in the municipality. It constitutes own income for the commune's budget...

In the 21st century, the judiciary throughout Europe is subject to intensified globalization processes. Research shows that the impact of globalization phenomena on Polish courts is very small, and the globalization awareness of judges and court employees is very modest. International law,...

The Act on Public Finance of 27. August 2009 redefined control processes in the Polish public sector. There appear doubts, however, whether the regulation brought indeed management control systems (MCSs) of public institutions closer to those of a corporate world. The paper investigates to what...