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- ItemCan Cross-Border Healthcare Be Sustainable? An Example from the Czech-Austrian Borderland(MDPI, 2019) Böhm, Hynek; Kurowska-Pysz, JoannaCross-border public services are considered to be one of the possible tools to eliminate the periphery position of border regions. The Czech part of the Gmünd/České Velenice divided twin town faces the problem of very distant healthcare, as the closest hospital on its side of the border is at around a 50 min car-drive, whereas the hospital in Austrian Gmünd is within several minutes reach. This paper analyses whether cross-border healthcare provision could help to eliminate this problem. It describes the EU legislative framework for the cross-border healthcare provision and states that it has been rather underused until now, with a minor exception of the situation between European Communities’ founding members. In the Gmünd/České Velenice context, the functional partnership run by the Lower Austria as the key actor was created. Its ability to use the INTERREG programme has helped to create conditions for a sustainable cross-border healthcare, but only as a partial solution restricted on an outpatient care. The main identified barriers are of administrative nature. To a partial surprise of authors, the mental barrier plays a minor role and could be overcome by systemic measures implemented by partners of this initiative.
- ItemDeterminants of Development of Municipal Economic Activity Zones in Poland(Technická Univerzita v Liberci, ) Kurowska-Pysz, Joanna; Pierzyna, Janusz; Ekonomická fakultaThe research aims to identify the factors that can significantly affect the creation and development of economic activity zones set up in recent years in many Polish communes as an alternative to special investment zones centrally created by the state. The research was conducted in 2020–2022 in an interpretational mode with the application of a qualitative approach, i.e., with the use of quality detailed research (CATI and CAWI structured interviews). The research sample included 15 representatives of local self-governments who run such zones and 45 entrepreneurs investing in these zones. Apart from that, there were 5 individual in-depth interviews with representatives of self-governments. The study identified social and economic challenges that led to the development of municipal economic activity zones and related factors. The key objectives and circumstances concerning the establishment of the zones have been identified.