Polityka rozwoju regionalnego w ujęciu normatywnym

The purpose of this elaboration was analyzing legal nature of norms constituting the legal basis in creating regional development policy in Poland. The article focuses mainly on the legal regulation mechanisms of the method of creating and implementing development policy wherein especially takes into account sort of norms, legal maturity, essence, goals and measures of regional development policy implementation. As a result of the considerations made it was found that there are various legal instruments employed to shape development policy, including that of regional policy. These instruments usually take the form of acts of policy which are called peculiar sources of law and have mostly indirect legal effects of procedural or substantive nature. These acts are designed within the framework of internal relations, but also have effect outside the public administration structure determining the legal position of both communities as well as individuals. From the viewpoint of value of these acts it can be concluded that regional development policy should be seen in normative terms.