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Abstract: The aim of this article is to formulate an answer to the following question: which factors strengthen inter-sectoral cooperation and its significance in regional development? Due to the significant breadth and variety of forms of inter-sectoral cooperation, in this article an analysis was carried out primarily of the functioning of clusters in Poland. The main conlusion is, that the growth of cluster significance in regional development in Poland have no chance of being realised without the support of public funding both on a centralised and on a regional level.
Keywords: inter-sectoral cooperation, cluster, regional development, Poland
1Introduction
Inter-sectoral cooperation is increasingly often becoming the subject of research within the context of regional and local development. This is a result of the currently popular paradigm of development, based on an assumption of the significance of cooperation and innovation in creating positive change in the regional economy. Confirmation of this can be found in literature on the subject of spatial science, economics, social studies, and management.
One of the best-known and often-cited conceptions of local development was proposed by A. Pichierri, who distinguished four main types of local growth [1]:
1. Endogenous development - based on maximising the use of local resources by local actors. This can be carried out in an area with the institutional and organisational possibilities to self-mobilise the human and financial resources and raw materials that are found in a given area in the appropriate quantities and of the appropriate quality.
2. Exogenous development - a process that is based on the utilisation of external resources by external entities. This occurs in areas in which there is a lack of local entities that are able to mobilise the local workforce, or where there is a lack of appropriate financial resources or raw materials. It is based on the utilisation of such external materials as: technology, capital, and sometimes raw materials, while simultaneously exploiting the local labour market, mainly because of its lower cost. The market outlet in this situation is typically external.
3. Development that stimulates internal resources - this is a type of situation in which local development results from the involvement of external entities, which utilise the resources of a given area. For instance, external firms can, thanks to...