Przekształcenia organizacyjno-prawne oraz własnościowe w polskiej gospodarce komunalnej na tle krajów Europy Zachodniej

The article presents issue related to the organisational, legal framework and ownership changes in the Polish municipal economy on the background of countries of Western Europe. The author has attempted to answer the question, which model of the organisation of municipal services choose Polish local governments and in what phase of the privatisation-regulation cycle is Polish municipal economy. The article consist of four parts. The first two chapters presents models of the organisation of municipal services and privatisation-regulation cycle in municipal economy, in West Europe. The next chapters consist of the analysis of the the organisational, legal framework and ownership changes in the Polish municipal economy.