TY - JOUR AU - Hoza, Beata AU - Żabka, Adam PY - 2017/04/01 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - FACTORS DETERMINING RATING BASIS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS JF - Scientific Journal of Bielsko-Biala School of Finance and Law JA - ASEJ VL - 21 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.19192/wsfip.sj1.2017.8 UR - https://asej.eu/index.php/asej/article/view/429 SP - 115-130 AB - The need to obtain information regarding credit rating of entities, both public and private was the reason for rating agencies development. A worldwide rating market is characterised by a dominance of the largest international agencies, including: Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch. Rating is one of the tools increasing the competiveness of a local government unit. The purpose of this study is to present the nature of rating as well as rating criteria of local government units employed by rating agencies. ER -