<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this paper, we address the issue of metropolitan governance by examining its current state and the factors responsible for that state in Poland and the U.S. We find that, despite numerous differences between the two nations, the state of metropolitan governance is quite similar in both. That is, neither country exhibits examples of well-developed metropolitan governance. What is even more interesting is that the factors responsible for this situation are quite similar in both countries. Our principal finding is that political factors (mainly having to do with citizens’ preferences and the resulting lack of support for metropolitan institutions) have prevented the development of metropolitan governance in both. Moreover, because of the strength of these political factors, the current state of metropolitan governance in Poland and the U.S. is not likely to change in the foreseeable future, even under the presumed pressure of economic competitiveness.</p></abstract>

In this paper, we address the issue of metropolitan governance by examining its current state and the factors responsible for that state in Poland and the U.S. We find that, despite numerous differences between the two nations, the state of metropolitan governance is quite similar in both. That is, neither country exhibits examples of well-developed metropolitan governance. What is even more interesting is that the factors responsible for this situation are quite similar in both countries. Our principal finding is that political factors (mainly having to do with citizens’ preferences and the resulting lack of support for metropolitan institutions) have prevented the development of metropolitan governance in both. Moreover, because of the strength of these political factors, the current state of metropolitan governance in Poland and the U.S. is not likely to change in the foreseeable future, even under the presumed pressure of economic competitiveness.

<bold>Metropolitan governance</bold> (or not!) in Poland and the United States

Department of Local Development and Policy, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies

Miscellanea Geographica

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 (or not!) in Poland and the United States

In this paper, we address the issue of metropolitan governance by examining its current state and the factors responsible for that state in Poland and the U.S....

Metropolitan governance (or not!) in Poland and the United States

Published Online: Sep 29, 2017

Page range: 114 - 123

Received: Oct 25, 2016

Accepted: May 15, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgrsd-2017-0021

Keywords
Metropolitan governance, impediments of the reform, Poland, the United States

© 2017 Marta Lackowska et al., published by De Gruyter Open

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

Metropolitan governance (or not!) in Poland and the United States

Published Online: Sep 29, 2017

Page range: 114 - 123

Received: Oct 25, 2016

Accepted: May 15, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgrsd-2017-0021

KeywordsMetropolitan governance, impediments of the reform, Poland, the United States

© 2017 Marta Lackowska et al., published by De Gruyter Open

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

Keywords
Metropolitan governance, impediments of the reform, Poland, the United States