Abstract:
Today, however, the concept of capital strongly focuses on intellectual capital, understood as the current or potential creative resource, or the increase in the wealth of a community. In this context, it is worth to examine the legitimacy of thesis about the expansive reality of Polish town distritcs. Over the past 10 years, in North macro-region, there has been a significant improvement of characteristics relating to intellectual capital. At the same time, gross domestic product per capita in the macro-region annually increased its value. It is, therefore, necessary to maintain and multiply the rate of change in the socio-economic sphere, based on a coherent, harmonious and innovative development strategies, evaluating intellectual potential of the communities.