The Role of Public Administration in Tourism Development in the Case of the Torun County

Abstract

Tourism is an important section of economy representing a huge development potential. It has a large share in creating workplaces, the national product, etc. The market economy results in a situation where there is strong competition to win customers. On the world’s competitiveness list, Poland is ranked on the 50th place and holds a fairly low position, i.e. 96th, among 136 countries with respect to a broadly understood tourism policy. The tourism policy, as other areas of the socio-economic policy, remain a domain of the government administration. The purpose of the article is to present the results of research into how this role is played by the administration of the Torun County and the 9 communes it consists of.