Assessment of the Convergence of Polish Agriculture in 1998-2005

Abstract

The paper is devoted to the assessment of the phenomenon of convergence between Poland’s voivodeships (provinces), with special emphasis on the aspect of agricultural production. The convergence processes were analysed in 1998–2005 on the basis of generation of gross value added in the group of employed persons. The assessment of convergence was made from several points of view, namely, from the point of view of all spheres of production (the national economy overall), of the arrangement agriculture – national economy, of agriculture alone and from the point of view of selected elements characterising the voivodeships. Generally, this assessment has not resulted in any firm conclusions clearly pointing to the existence of convergence although certain tendencies in this respect are observable in the analysed spheres.