Samorząd regionalny w Polsce – instytucja i elity

Abstrakt

The matter of normative foundations and operation of regional self- government in Poland, as seen by the regional elites is devoted. The general rules of democratic order was adopted as the reference frame for the perceptions and opinions of elites. The conclusions make it possible to say that the institutionalization  of the regional self-government  do not fully reflect the intentions of the initiators of the local government reform and that, moreover, the elites themselves lack the innovative potential necessary to improve the quality of this institution.