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Global shocks to the world economy, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, as well as local shocks, including natural disasters – floods, hurricanes – cause changes in economic conditions. Disruptions in global value chains induced by external shocks, as well as increasing competition from emerging economies, translate into the intensity and direction of international trade and foreign direct investment flows. Many economies, especially highly developed ones, struggle with unfavourable demographic trends and problems related to population migration. Environmental degradation and climate change pose a growing challenge. In the face of new challenges and high-risk and uncertainty, the question arises as to the adequacy of the concept of competitiveness to explain why some countries are raising their welfare levels and improving their citizens’ quality of life faster than others. Does the research on competitiveness undertaken to date provide an answer to this question? Which elements that combine to form the competitiveness of economies have not been comprehensively analysed yet and require further exploration and indepth study? In the context of the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, health is an important area of focus for societies, especially scientists, entrepreneurs and politicians. The concept of competitiveness links health to welfare and quality of life, but studies devoted directly to this topic in the context of the competitiveness of economies are scarce. Health is mostly conceived as a component of human capital and is considered in this broader dimension, combined with education, in research on competitiveness. For this reason, in this monograph we address health from a narrower perspective, as a factor of competitiveness, and also include in the analysis other more subjective health-related elements that so far have appeared marginally in studies on the competitiveness of economies, such as happiness and well-being. A related category is the concept of public health, which was defined by Winslow [1920] as “the science and the art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical health and efficiency through organized community efforts for the sanitation of the environment, the control of community infections, the education of the individual in principles of personal hygiene, the organization of medical and nursing service for the early diagnosis and preventive treatment of disease, and the development of the social machinery which will ensure to every individual in the community a standard of living adequate for the maintenance of health”. This definition has guided health policy efforts both nationally and internationally for many years. Currently, one of the most popular is Acheson [1988] definition, according to which public health is “the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts of society”.
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Preface
Marzenna Anna Weresa, Arkadiusz Michał Kowalski
Part I
Poland’s Competitive Position in the European Union: The Role of Public Health
Chapter 1
Health, Well-Being, the Economics of Happiness and Competitiveness of the Economy
Marzenna Anna Weresa, Arkadiusz Michał Kowalski, Adrian Zwoliński
Chapter 2
Income Convergence in the European Union and the Pentagon of Competitiveness
Mariusz Próchniak
Chapter 3
Healthcare Infrastructure in Poland in Comparison with the European Union
Dawid Majcherek
Chapter 4
Foreign Capital Activity in Poland and Polish Foreign Investment with a Focus on Health-Related Industries
Tomasz Marcin Napiórkowski
Chapter 5
Poland’s Foreign Trade with a Focus on the Health Sector
Artur Franciszek Tomeczek
Chapter 6
Total Factor Productivity
Mariusz Próchniak
Part II
Competitive Ability and the Role of Health
Chapter 7
Investment and Savings in Poland versus Other European Union Countries
Waldemar Milewicz
Chapter 8
Labor and Well-Being of Employees in Poland
Anna Maria Dzienis
Chapter 9
Poland’s Innovativeness Compared to the European Union in the Context of Health-Related Industries
Arkadiusz Michał Kowalski, Małgorzata Lewandowska, Marzenna Anna Weresa
Chapter 10
Digital Transformation of Healthcare in Poland – Selected Legal Aspects
Łukasz Dawid Dąbrowski
Chapter 11
Cultural Determinants of Public Health – Analysis for the European Countries
Lidia Danik, Małgorzata Stefania Lewandowska
Conclusions
Marzenna Anna Weresa, Arkadiusz Michał Kowalski
Opis
Wstęp
Global shocks to the world economy, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, as well as local shocks, including natural disasters – floods, hurricanes – cause changes in economic conditions. Disruptions in global value chains induced by external shocks, as well as increasing competition from emerging economies, translate into the intensity and direction of international trade and foreign direct investment flows. Many economies, especially highly developed ones, struggle with unfavourable demographic trends and problems related to population migration. Environmental degradation and climate change pose a growing challenge. In the face of new challenges and high-risk and uncertainty, the question arises as to the adequacy of the concept of competitiveness to explain why some countries are raising their welfare levels and improving their citizens’ quality of life faster than others. Does the research on competitiveness undertaken to date provide an answer to this question? Which elements that combine to form the competitiveness of economies have not been comprehensively analysed yet and require further exploration and indepth study? In the context of the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, health is an important area of focus for societies, especially scientists, entrepreneurs and politicians. The concept of competitiveness links health to welfare and quality of life, but studies devoted directly to this topic in the context of the competitiveness of economies are scarce. Health is mostly conceived as a component of human capital and is considered in this broader dimension, combined with education, in research on competitiveness. For this reason, in this monograph we address health from a narrower perspective, as a factor of competitiveness, and also include in the analysis other more subjective health-related elements that so far have appeared marginally in studies on the competitiveness of economies, such as happiness and well-being. A related category is the concept of public health, which was defined by Winslow [1920] as “the science and the art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical health and efficiency through organized community efforts for the sanitation of the environment, the control of community infections, the education of the individual in principles of personal hygiene, the organization of medical and nursing service for the early diagnosis and preventive treatment of disease, and the development of the social machinery which will ensure to every individual in the community a standard of living adequate for the maintenance of health”. This definition has guided health policy efforts both nationally and internationally for many years. Currently, one of the most popular is Acheson [1988] definition, according to which public health is “the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts of society”.
(Excerpt from the introduction)
Spis treści
Preface
Marzenna Anna Weresa, Arkadiusz Michał Kowalski
Part I
Poland’s Competitive Position in the European Union: The Role of Public Health
Chapter 1
Health, Well-Being, the Economics of Happiness and Competitiveness of the Economy
Marzenna Anna Weresa, Arkadiusz Michał Kowalski, Adrian Zwoliński
Chapter 2
Income Convergence in the European Union and the Pentagon of Competitiveness
Mariusz Próchniak
Chapter 3
Healthcare Infrastructure in Poland in Comparison with the European Union
Dawid Majcherek
Chapter 4
Foreign Capital Activity in Poland and Polish Foreign Investment with a Focus on Health-Related Industries
Tomasz Marcin Napiórkowski
Chapter 5
Poland’s Foreign Trade with a Focus on the Health Sector
Artur Franciszek Tomeczek
Chapter 6
Total Factor Productivity
Mariusz Próchniak
Part II
Competitive Ability and the Role of Health
Chapter 7
Investment and Savings in Poland versus Other European Union Countries
Waldemar Milewicz
Chapter 8
Labor and Well-Being of Employees in Poland
Anna Maria Dzienis
Chapter 9
Poland’s Innovativeness Compared to the European Union in the Context of Health-Related Industries
Arkadiusz Michał Kowalski, Małgorzata Lewandowska, Marzenna Anna Weresa
Chapter 10
Digital Transformation of Healthcare in Poland – Selected Legal Aspects
Łukasz Dawid Dąbrowski
Chapter 11
Cultural Determinants of Public Health – Analysis for the European Countries
Lidia Danik, Małgorzata Stefania Lewandowska
Conclusions
Marzenna Anna Weresa, Arkadiusz Michał Kowalski
Opinie
Global shocks to the world economy, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, as well as local shocks, including natural disasters – floods, hurricanes – cause changes in economic conditions. Disruptions in global value chains induced by external shocks, as well as increasing competition from emerging economies, translate into the intensity and direction of international trade and foreign direct investment flows. Many economies, especially highly developed ones, struggle with unfavourable demographic trends and problems related to population migration. Environmental degradation and climate change pose a growing challenge. In the face of new challenges and high-risk and uncertainty, the question arises as to the adequacy of the concept of competitiveness to explain why some countries are raising their welfare levels and improving their citizens’ quality of life faster than others. Does the research on competitiveness undertaken to date provide an answer to this question? Which elements that combine to form the competitiveness of economies have not been comprehensively analysed yet and require further exploration and indepth study? In the context of the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, health is an important area of focus for societies, especially scientists, entrepreneurs and politicians. The concept of competitiveness links health to welfare and quality of life, but studies devoted directly to this topic in the context of the competitiveness of economies are scarce. Health is mostly conceived as a component of human capital and is considered in this broader dimension, combined with education, in research on competitiveness. For this reason, in this monograph we address health from a narrower perspective, as a factor of competitiveness, and also include in the analysis other more subjective health-related elements that so far have appeared marginally in studies on the competitiveness of economies, such as happiness and well-being. A related category is the concept of public health, which was defined by Winslow [1920] as “the science and the art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical health and efficiency through organized community efforts for the sanitation of the environment, the control of community infections, the education of the individual in principles of personal hygiene, the organization of medical and nursing service for the early diagnosis and preventive treatment of disease, and the development of the social machinery which will ensure to every individual in the community a standard of living adequate for the maintenance of health”. This definition has guided health policy efforts both nationally and internationally for many years. Currently, one of the most popular is Acheson [1988] definition, according to which public health is “the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts of society”.
(Excerpt from the introduction)
Preface
Marzenna Anna Weresa, Arkadiusz Michał Kowalski
Part I
Poland’s Competitive Position in the European Union: The Role of Public Health
Chapter 1
Health, Well-Being, the Economics of Happiness and Competitiveness of the Economy
Marzenna Anna Weresa, Arkadiusz Michał Kowalski, Adrian Zwoliński
Chapter 2
Income Convergence in the European Union and the Pentagon of Competitiveness
Mariusz Próchniak
Chapter 3
Healthcare Infrastructure in Poland in Comparison with the European Union
Dawid Majcherek
Chapter 4
Foreign Capital Activity in Poland and Polish Foreign Investment with a Focus on Health-Related Industries
Tomasz Marcin Napiórkowski
Chapter 5
Poland’s Foreign Trade with a Focus on the Health Sector
Artur Franciszek Tomeczek
Chapter 6
Total Factor Productivity
Mariusz Próchniak
Part II
Competitive Ability and the Role of Health
Chapter 7
Investment and Savings in Poland versus Other European Union Countries
Waldemar Milewicz
Chapter 8
Labor and Well-Being of Employees in Poland
Anna Maria Dzienis
Chapter 9
Poland’s Innovativeness Compared to the European Union in the Context of Health-Related Industries
Arkadiusz Michał Kowalski, Małgorzata Lewandowska, Marzenna Anna Weresa
Chapter 10
Digital Transformation of Healthcare in Poland – Selected Legal Aspects
Łukasz Dawid Dąbrowski
Chapter 11
Cultural Determinants of Public Health – Analysis for the European Countries
Lidia Danik, Małgorzata Stefania Lewandowska
Conclusions
Marzenna Anna Weresa, Arkadiusz Michał Kowalski
