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The Quadruple Helix Versus Barriers to Local Development: The Example of ‘Dual Municipalities’ Cover

The Quadruple Helix Versus Barriers to Local Development: The Example of ‘Dual Municipalities’

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|Dec 2024

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1.

Relationship between development incentives and actors in the socio-economic development mechanism based on Mantey (2020: 527).

Fig. 2.

Survey scheme for dual municipalities.

Fig. 3.

Dual municipalities in Poland based on the available data (see Fig. 2).

Spearman’s correlation results for the co-occurrence of development barriers and the impact of relationships on municipal development_

Relations ((-2)-2)Local administration – local administrationLocal administration – businessLocal administration – science / educationLocal administration – residents / non-governmental organisationsBusiness – businessBusiness – science / educationBusiness – residents / nongovernmental organisationsScience / education – science / educationScience / education – residents / non-governmental organisationsResidents / non-governmental organisations – residents / nongovernmental organisations
Barriers (0–5)
Difficulties in accessing EU development funds0.133**(p) 0.0010.097**0.0160.0290.4810.083*0.0410.0320.441−0.0080.8540.0390.3530.0470.2660.0690.0970.0580.163
Difficulties in accessing national development funds0.0730.0760.0640.1140.0400.3320.0690.0900.0140.7340.0420.3210.0720.0850.0490.2380.083*0.0460.086*0.037
Decline in quality of services provided by municipality−0.0260.534−0.099*0.015−0.081*0.048−0.0610.137−0.0310.4640.0080.8440.0500.2270.0450.2840.0270.5160.0460.269
Decreasing investment opportunities for local authorities−0.0390.350−0.0400.327−0.0580.1540.0090.832−0.0160.7110.0350.4060.0070.8610.0030.936−0.0240.5620.0240.556
Reducing wealth of population0.0490.2360.0460.2560.0200.6220.0710.0820.0170.6930.0660.1190.0540.1980.110**0.0090.0600.1460.0570.167
Ageing of local community0.0770.0640.0600.1430.0060.8790.0700.0870.0670.1080.085*0.0440.0490.2390.106*0.0110.0540.1910.0580.157
Decreasing population in municipality0.092*0.00270.0320.4370.0050.9070.086*0.033−0.0630.1300.0020.9560.0400.3350.127**0.0020.0690.0970.095*0.021
Decreasing number of active NGOs0.0500.2300.0170.680−0.0240.5590.0430.285−0.0290.4920.0400.3400.0520.2120.0360.3840.0360.3910.0520.212
Decreasing number of businesses0.0620.1350.0180.6540.0140.7250.0770.057−0.0110.7940.0700.0950.0490.2360.107*0.0100.0440.2890.0070.873
Young people moving out of municipality0.0140.7420.0010.986−0.0320.4300.0230.564−0.0030.9520.0390.3530.0110.8010.0670.1090.0520.210−0.0150.713
Difficulties in accessing knowledge0.097*0.0180.0001.000−0.032 0.4260.0440.2770.096*0.021−0.032 0.4500.0190.6430.0570.1740.0540.1910.0450.279
Decreasing transport accessibility/accessibility to municipality0.086*0.0380.0200.6250.0120.7710.0410.317−0.0140.734−0.0080.8550.0800.0540.1030.0130.119**0.0040.100*0.015
Pandemic effects0.141**0.0010.0660.1070.0660.1060.0700.0870.0200.6310.090*0.0320.125**0.0030.164**0.0000.190**0.0000.152**0.000

Mann-Whitney U-test results for assessing collaborative relationships (rating the impact of relationships in the municipality on its development – on a scale of -2 to 2, where 2 is definitely positive)_

Collaborative relationshipsMann-Whitney test statisticsActivePassivePoorProsperousCentralPeripheralImitativeInnovativeLabour-basedSelf-employmentbasedAccessible spaceSpace with limited accessibility
Local administration – local administrationAverage rank35.228.050.041.465.7107.163.749.449.242.638.941.5
Z−1.634−1.524−5.536−2.474−1.229−0.994
Significance0.1020.128<0.0010.0130.2190.320
Local administration – businessAverage rank33.437.448.847.973.893.062.255.852.038.640.438.5
Z−0.894−0.160−2.570−1.090−2.548−0.435
Significance0.3710.8730.0100.2760.0110.663
Local administration – science / educationAverage rank39.029.250.944.271.1100.061.154.949.740.940.936.8
Z−2.218−1.138−3.849−1.049−1.735−0.926
Significance0.0270.255<0.0010.2940.0830.354
Local administration – residents / non-governmental organisationsAverage rank37.733.553.741.069.0106.362.752.151.142.239.538.5
Z−0.925−2.202−4.904−1.862−1.675−0.218
Significance0.3550.028<0.0010.0630.0940.828
Business – businessAverage rank30.137.443.754.776.470.846.759.945.740.538.736.1
Z−1.662−2.001−0.749−2.343−1.012−0.553
Significance0.0960.0450.4540.0190.3110.580
Business – science / educationAverage rank32.030.745.547.273.088.849.655.942.344.036.334.6
Z−0.290−0.287−2.163−1.099−0.341−0.390
Significance0.7720.7740.0310.2720.7330.696
Business – residents / non-governmental organisationsAverage rank33.433.746.150.769.096.852.655.745.943.737.736.3
Z−0.085−0.848−3.763−0.553−0.447−0.310
Significance0.9320.396<0.0010.5800.6550.757
Science / education – science / educationAverage rank31.435.647.043.167.299.551.954.545.144.935.239.1
Z−0.917−0.665−4.453−0.454−0.027−0.877
Significance0.3590.506<0.0010.6500.9780.381
Science / education – residents / non-governmental organisationsAverage rank34.634.344.150.963.9105.453.356.043.646.937.538.7
Z−0.061−1.265−5.741−0.851−0.655−0.274
Significance0.9510.206<0.0010.3950.5130.784
Residents / non-governmental organisations – residents / non-governmental organisationsAverage rank34.837.746.749.267.397.650.557.241.451.238.639.5
Z−0.676−0.437−4.144−1.212−1.938−0.187
Significance0.4990.662<0.0010.2250.0530.852

Mann-Whitney U-test results for assessing the level of significance of the barrier (rating on a scale of 0 to 5, where 5 means the problem is crucial)_

BarriersMann-Whitney test statisticsActivePassivePoorProsperousCentralPeripheralImitativeInnovativeLabour-basedSelf-employmentbasedAccessible spaceSpace with limited accessibility
Difficulties in accessing EU development fundsAverage rank31.942.954.642.670.2112.269.353.047.547.439.141.1
Z−2.315−1.973−5.329−2.623−0.020−0.409
Significance0.0210.049<0.0010.0090.9840.683
Difficulties in accessing national development fundsAverage rank32.042.855.839.675.699.363.457.548.745.740.939.0
Z−2.291−2.688−3.090−0.950−0.537−0.404
Significance0.0220.0070.0020.3420.5910.686
Decline in quality of services provided by municipalityAverage rank35.138.553.046.373.6104.160.060.045.151.037.043.5
Z−0.683−1.091−3.903−0.014−1.061−1.299
Significance0.4950.275<0.0010.9890.2880.194
Decreasing investment opportunities for local authoritiesAverage rank30.445.153.438.378.193.357.262.144.751.742.737.0
Z−3.102−3.023−2.058−0.790−1.257−1.209
Significance0.0020.0030.0400.4290.2090.227
Reducing wealth of populationAverage rank30.045.658.034.575.998.467.654.348.845.641.438.5
Z−3.250−3.918−3.018−2.139−0.577−0.640
Significance0.001<0.0010.0030.0320.5640.522
Ageing of local communityAverage rank31.243.953.545.275.898.764.356.852.939.541.238.7
Z−2.894−1.544−3.336−1.270−2.474−0.579
Significance0.0040.123<0.0010.2040.0130.562
Decreasing population in municipalityAverage rank26.151.054.542.671.8108.570.052.552.839.741.338.6
Z−5.191−2.172−4.801−2.826−2.383−0.585
Significance<0.0010.030<0.0010.0050.0170.559
Decreasing number of active NGOsAverage rank29.945.751.948.975.599.566.655.150.143.740.839.1
Z−3.258−0.488−3.051−1.839−1.148−0.344
Significance<0.0010.6260.0020.0660.2510.731
Decreasing number of businessesAverage rank31.643.457.834.975.998.466.755.054.037.939.340.8
Z−2.445−3.862−2.959−1.874−2.916−0.292
Significance0.014<0.0010.0030.0610.0040.771
Young people moving out of municipalityAverage rank32.542.152.746.975.998.468.353.853.538.741.238.6
Z−2.137−1.158−3.136−2.379−2.652−0.615
Significance0.0330.2470.0020.0170.0080.539
Difficulties in accessing knowledgeAverage rank32.741.853.644.873.2105.175.048.850.243.636.843.6
Z−1.872−1.448−4.040−4.273−1.193−1.362
Significance0.0610.148<0.001<0.0010.2330.173
Decreasing transport accessibility / accessibility to municipalityAverage rank31.144.055.440.570.5111.673.350.249.844.138.042.3
Z−2.675−2.560−5.272−3.689−1.0260.939
Significance0.0070.010<0.001<0.0010.3050.348
Pandemic effectsAverage rank39.831.852.547.577.095.853.065.350.243.538.741.5
Z−1.648−0.887−2.506−1.995−1.217−0.603
Significance0.0990.3750.0120.0460.2230.547
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/quageo-2024-0035 | Journal eISSN: 2081-6383 | Journal ISSN: 2082-2103
Language: English
Page range: 169 - 178
Submitted on: May 1, 2024
Published on: Dec 31, 2024
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
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© 2024 Magdalena Cybulska, Dorota Mantey, Wojciech Dziemianowicz, published by Adam Mickiewicz University
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