<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This article deals with the topic of the local development factors within the value chain of the commune (gmina). The concept of the value chain examines development factors in three groups: the leader, the internal environment and the external environment; it also takes into account the time factor. This article also presents the usefulness of three theoretical and conceptual approaches in reference to the idea of the value chain: the theory of development path dependency, the network theory, and the concept of smart specializations.</p></abstract>

This article deals with the topic of the local development factors within the value chain of the commune (gmina). The concept of the value chain examines development factors in three groups: the leader, the internal environment and the external environment; it also takes into account the time factor. This article also presents the usefulness of three theoretical and conceptual approaches in reference to the idea of the value chain: the theory of development path dependency, the network theory, and the concept of smart specializations.

<bold>The value chain</bold> of a commune as an attempt to integrate various theoretical concepts

Department of Local Development and Policy, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland

Miscellanea Geographica

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 of a commune as an attempt to integrate various theoretical concepts

This article deals with the topic of the local development factors within the value chain of the commune (gmina). The concept of the value chain examines...

The value chain of a commune as an attempt to integrate various theoretical concepts

Published Online: Jun 16, 2016

Page range: 32 - 38

Received: Jun 16, 2015

Accepted: Feb 10, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgrsd-2016-0010

Keywords
Value chain of a commune, trust, social capital, leader, vision, cooperation

© 2016 Wojciech Dziemianowicz, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The value chain of a commune as an attempt to integrate various theoretical concepts

Published Online: Jun 16, 2016

Page range: 32 - 38

Received: Jun 16, 2015

Accepted: Feb 10, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgrsd-2016-0010

KeywordsValue chain of a commune, trust, social capital, leader, vision, cooperation

© 2016 Wojciech Dziemianowicz, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Value chain of a commune, trust, social capital, leader, vision, cooperation