Problems of the Polish economy innovativeness and R&D activity

Abstract

The publication presents an attempt to depict the position of Poland among some chosen countries in the world including the countries belonging to the European Union. The first chapter shows some characteristic research areas referring to the problems concerning innovativeness taking into consideration the subject literature issued both in Poland and abroad. The second chapter presents the position of Poland among some chosen countries in the world on the basis of some theoretical assumptions showing the activity referring to innovativeness and its characteristic areas paying special attention to the expenditures connected with research and development activity. The final part of the article presents some conclusions and proposals.