Policies for Improving Growth Potential of Economy. International Perspective

This book is the result of collaborative research efforts of scholars interested in multivariate determinants of growth. Today most economists and market analysts concentrate on the consequences of global financial instability in the years 2008-2010. They try to find quick policy responses to the crisis, which unfortunately usually have short term character. However, it must be remembered that concentrating only on current problems and losing long term perspective can result in implementing ideas and policies that lead to decreasing international competitiveness, limiting innovativeness and destroying long term grow potential of economy. Thus, it means decreasing overall welfare of society. This book can be considered as a consequence of belief that the issue of determinants of growth potential is never over-researched area, especially in case of countries that have to deal with serious current consequences of global economic instability, and at the same time face long term problems of obtaining high speed of real convergence. As a result, the aim of the book is to shed lights on multidimensional aspects of policies supporting growth potential and factors restricting their effectiveness. The analysis is mostly based on experiences of developing countries.

Acknowledgments
Introduction

Part I. Government's Role and Public Sector in Modern Economy
Ewa Kosińska, The Public Sector as a Component of a Contemporary Economy
Krzysztof Rutkiewicz, The European Union's State Aid Policy
Adam Balcerzak, Rogalska Elżbieta, Governments' Effectiveness in Creating Institutional Conditions for Entrepreneurship in Central and Eastern Europe in the years 2004-2010
Rafał Wilczopolski, Evolution of Japanese Industrial Policy in the Spotlight of Globalization
Ilmars Purins, Role of State Regulator Institutions over Banks Lending Business
Dorota Sobol, Special Economic Zones in Poland

Part II. Improving Effectiveness of Labour Markets
Michał Moszyński, Labour Market Regulation and the Economic Growth in the Developed Countries
Grażyna Węgrzyn, Defavourized Groups on the Contemporary Market
Krzysztof Nyklewicz, Kombilohn as an Instrument for Supporting Low Wage Employment in Germany
Stavros Rodokanakis, Εmployment Probability in the Greek Islands
Adam P. Balcerzak, Mirosława Żurek, Are Foreign Direct Investment Beneficial for Labour Markets? The Case of Poland
Paweł Janukowicz, Changes on the Polish Labour Market in the Context of Information Society Development
Paweł Kumor, Social Habits to Increasing Inequalities of Earnings
Monika Majewska, Michał Pilc, Labor Supply Towards Fall in Real Wages During Recession

Part III. Determinants of International Competitiveness and Innovativeness of Economy
Monika Golonka, The Determinants of International Competitiveness. West Versus East
Marcin Gryczka, Demand-side Factors' Influence on Digital Society Creation Process in Central Europe
Elżbieta Pohulak-Żołędowska, In Finding Sources of Innovation - Transformation of Universities
Zane Zeibote, M. A., The Impact of Business Clusters on Competitiveness of Enterprises - Experience of Latvia
Joanna Sadkowska, Financing R&D Activities in the Process of changing Business Innovativeness
Contributors

Balcerzak Adam P.

adiunkt w Katedrze Ekonomii na Wydziale Nauk Ekonomicznych i Zarządzania Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu; prezes Zarządu Polskiego Towarzystwa Ekonomicznego Oddziału w Toruniu; absolwent Central Ostrobothnia Polytechnic w Kokkoli w Finlandii (gdzie zdobył tytuł Bachelor of Business Administration), studiów magisterskich na kierunku Ekonomia (UMK w Toruniu) i studiów doktoranckich na Wydziale Nauk Ekonomicznych i Zarządzania UMK. Był stypendystą Ministra Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego oraz uzyskał stypendium Ministra Edukacji Narodowej i Sportu za wybitne osiągnięcia w nauce. Autor monografii "Państwo w realiach „nowej gospodarki”. Podstawy efektywnej polityki gospodarczej w XXI wieku", redaktor naukowy kilku monografii w języku polskim i angielskim oraz autor kilkudziesięciu opracowań naukowych opublikowanych w książkach i recenzowanych periodykach naukowych.Pełni on funkcję redaktora naczelnego pisma „Equilibrium” wydawanego na Wydziale Nauk Ekonomicznych i Zarządzania Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu przy współpracy z Polskim Towarzystwem Ekonomicznym Oddziałem w Toruniu. Zainteresowania naukowe dr. Adama P. Balcerzaka koncentrują się na polityce fiskalnej i monetarnej państwa w kontekście jej wpływu na cykliczność rozwoju gospodarczego, instytucjonalnych uwarunkowaniach zmian produktywności oraz determinantach wzrostu gospodarczego, roli państwa w tworzeniu warunków dla rozwoju innowacyjnej gospodarki opartej na wiedzy.