Local government versus non-governmental organizations – cooperation models

Abstract

Relationship between local government and non-government organizations is the result of legal regulations, and the cooperation is recognized as root and supreme rule connecting both local government and non-government sectors. In the first, theoretical part of the article, catalogue of cooperation forms with all law regulations was introduced. It was the basis on which the theoretical model of cooperation between local government and non-government sectors was built. This model indicates, that the local government units possess prerogatives in creating the areas, forms and range of cooperation. The results of empirical studies show that facultative and open model of cooperation forms catalogue leads to creation of the asymmetric relationship in which non-government organization fulfil ancillary nature position. This situation is gorgonized by financial dependence of non-government organization from local government unit grants. The conclusions are based on the cooperation forms monitoring. In the second part of the article, the results of self-studies were presented. Empirics was con- -centrated on functioning of non-financial cooperation facilities. Gathered material served to present three experimental issues. Firstly, an attempt was made to capture the support models used by local-government units. Because of peculiar nature of the implemented cooperation forms, this assumption was impossible to achieve. The second assumption, on the other hand, stated that the territorial type is a feature which diversifies forms and number of used facilities, which was confirmed in the conducted analyses. Finally, it was assumed that implemented support forms diversify the shape of non-government organizations on the research territories. To verify the assumption, empirical data was completed with Central Statistical Office of Poland. The analyses conducted enabled the presentation of support forms catalogue, which accompany good shape of third sector and dynamics of its development.