Creating Competitiveness of Peripheral Areas: The Study of Poland’s Eastern Border Regions

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to study changes in border areas in the context of globalisation and the increasing interregional competition. The article focuses on theoretical reflections on the creation of competitiveness of a border region and the role of human capital and innovativeness in the creation of this competitiveness.Design / methodology / approach: The study is based on desk research. The analysis of available documents and data allowing to collect information on the eastern borderland of Poland has been conducted.Findings: The hitherto model of the development of the east border region of Poland does not contribute to the creation of competitiveness of this region.Research and practical limitations/implications: The study is theoretical and empirical in character. Results of the analyses should be used in the debate on the directions of development of the eastern border area of Poland.Originality/value: The article points to the ineffectiveness of actions undertaken to improve the competitiveness of eastern bor-derland of Poland.Paper type: theoretical article