Logika procesów dezindustrializacji

Deindustrialisation means a decrease in the share of industry in the gross domestic product of a country or region. A similar phenomenon has been observed for decades in the agricultural sphere. Both these sectors are gradually losing importance in favour of the broadly understood services sector. This is undoubtedly happening in many developed countries, and yet the stereotypical conviction that the role of industry is certain to decline ever further is a false one. In particular, the claim that the Polish economy has been undergoing the process of deindustrialisation seems to be contestable: many opinions are at odds with statistical data. Industrial production is changing, but it is unlikely to completely disappear because we all need food provided by farmers, as well as various services and material products.