Efekty społeczne bezpośrednich inwestycji zagranicznych w Jeleniej Górze oraz w powiecie jeleniogórskim

Arkadiusz Wojtkiewicz

Abstract

The aim of the article is to conceptualize and explain the issues connected with social effects of the phenomenon of foreign direct investments in the area of Jelenia Góra and the district of Jelenia Góra. The article provides the characteristics of foreign investors who are active in the territory of Jelenia Góra and the district of Jelenia Góra, both those operating within the framework of the urban area of investment activity as well as those active in Kamienna Góra Special Economic Zone of Small Entrepreneurship. The author attempts to present the issue of the influence of foreign direct investments on the local community by the means of the basic statistical data, such as unemployment or remuneration rate. The flow of foreign investments often becomes a fundamental factor of the development of a given region. The activity conducted by investors often leads to the strict specialization of a particular region in a specific industry; due to work demand it creates a job market and influences the education level. The presentation of the influence of foreign investors’ activity from the view of social effects offers a broader perspective on the problem which is the subject of the article