Formation of a Policy of Economic Stimulation of the ‘‘Green’’ Transformation of the Polish-Ukrainian Borderland

Abstract

This monograph was written by a team of Polish and Ukrainian scientists within the framework of the international project Eurizon ID 829: “Structural transformation of the economy of the Polish-Ukrainian borderlands as a response to common challenges of security, green, digital and intellectual transition”, funded by the European Union program HORIZONT 2020 (grant agreement no. 871072), and is an attempt to identify current problems of development of the Polish-Ukrainian borderland regions from a scientific perspective and to propose ways to solve them in this context. The monograph is divided into three parts according to the logic of presenting the results of scientific research. The first part “Determinants of transformation of the Polish-Ukrainian borderland” contains chapters devoted to various factors of development of the PolishUkrainian borderland: environmental (W. Kalamucka, P. Telish), сeopolitical (W. Baluk), socio-demographic (A. Jakubowski), systemic-economic (P. Kozarzewski), international economic (P. Pasierbiak), institutional-organizational (M. Miszczuk, A. Miszczuk), infrastructural (P.Witkowski), social (I. Shubala, I. Gordiichuk), digital (O. Khilukha), local (M. Khvesyk, M. Ilyina, Y. Shpyliova). The second part of “Transformation of the Polish-Ukrainian borderland” contains chapters with research results related to the dimensions of regional and cross-border “green” transformation (J. Szafran), climate change and competitiveness (A. Karman, J. Banas, U. Bronisz, A. Miszczuk), human capital development and labor market (P. Maleszyk), intellectual transformation (A. Gordiichuk), directions of digital transformation (U. Bronish), digitization of business environment (M. Dziamulych), “green” transformation of coal areas (I. Storonianska, K. Patytska, A. Dub, L. Benovska), logistics infrastructure planning (I. Vakhovich, Y. Pohulyayko), intellectual property system, scientific and innovative activities (N. Rud, V. Khomytskyi), stimulation of “green” transformation (P. Kosinskyi), placement of modern businesses (P. Miszczuk) of the Polish-Ukrainian border regions. The third part “Competitiveness and Resilience of the Polish-Ukrainian borderland” contains chapters that examine the competitiveness and sustainable development of border regions against the background of EU regions (U. Bronisz, A. Jakubowski), common security challenges and measures to increase the resilience of the Polish-Ukrainian borderland economy (M. Khvesyk, G. Obikhod), the directions of development in the light of strategic documents of the Lubelskie (B. Kawalko) and Podkarpackie (P. Wais, A. Kielbasa) voivodeships, Ukrainian border regions (O. Shubalyi), as well as the conceptual assumptions of the new strategy for the development of the Polish-Ukrainian cross-border borderland as a tool for the integration of Ukraine into the EU (A. Miszczuk, O. Shubalyi). The authors of the monograph hope that through their own conclusions and proposals they will draw additional attention of EU institutions, authorities, business, local community and scientists to the problems and prospects of development of the Polish-Ukrainian borderland in order to use all advantages and opportunities, overcome all threats and weaknesses on the common path of cross-border cooperation with maximum benefit for Poland and Ukraine.