THE ESSENCE AND SCOPE OF THE COOPERATION BETWEEN LOCAL GOVERNMENT SECTOR AND LOCAL BUSINESS SECTOR IN FAVOUR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Istota i zakres wspólpracy sektora samorzadowego z sektorem lokalnego biznesu na rzecz rozwoju gospodarczego)

The article presents information about the co-operation between the local government sector and the local business sector. In particular, the purpose of this article is: 1. to discuss the role of local actors in economic development, 2. to present the cooperation forms between local government and the business sector, 3. to empirically analyse local government initiatives for local businesses (an assessment based on surveys). The article leads to the conclusion that the support of cooperation between sectors on a local level gives positive effects for local economic development.