THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE MANAGEMENT OF LOCAL DEVELOPMENT (Rola samorzadu terytorialnego w zarzadzaniu rozwojem lokalnym)

The article shows the role of local government in the acceleration of local development. Commune authorities' power and tasks make them responsible for the results of their decisions. Thus, it is necessary to manage the commune's material and non-material resources in an effective and creative way so that their use would entail the local development of a local government unit. Developmental challenges shall be regarded in a long-term context and thus, communes ought to depart from the administration and instead focus on strategic management.. One plane of the management of local development is of a particular importance - that is an economic development that aims at the support and development of enterpreneurship in a given area.