The paper presents results of own research as well as research of other researchers in the field of economic activity of rural inhabitants. Their elements which could be possibly interpreted from the perspective of the ‘insider-outsider’ theory were selected. This theory assumes that there...

The article presents the functioning of social economy in rural areas based on a case study of social cooperatives. 14 units were characterized basing on a survey, which had declared their financial condition as good. According to the research a key role in this success plays a multiple business...

Today no country in the world can hope for achieving a sustainable competitiveness of the national economic complex and, consequently, for its bright future, without its successful adaptation to the market management conditions. The article deals with the problems of a respective agrarian sector...

The aim of the article was to analyse the performance relationships between the imperfections of the market allocation connected with the agricultural sector and solutions in agricultural policy conditioned by globalization. The main areas of imperfection are described adverting to their...

The aim of this paper is to present the abuses and irregularities which were identified in agriculture, processing industry and trade of ecological products in the Czech Republic. The analysis shows that the most common are the irregularities in labelling the products. Other often occurring...

The article presents the idea and and the profile of agricultural productive cooperatives with regard to the object of their activity, their numbers and their spatial distribution in Poland. The article mentions also the organizational models of cooperativism in some EU countries and shows the...

Infrastructure is one of basic factors influencing the competitiveness of a territorial unit. The state and disparity of development of rural areas in Wielkopolskie voivodship with reference to the key elements of economic infrastructure and the competitive position of districts from the...

The significance of bee families as pollinators for agriculture was presented on example of the Mazovia province. The changes in the needs of pollination of the main plants cultivated in this region in 2000-2009 were analyzed. The value of yields as a result of pollination and the losses of...

The primary objective of this paper is to present theoretical foundations, principles of operation and benefits resulting from efficiently functioning innovative integration relations such as cluster structures. This study attempts to assess the impact of above-mentioned forms of relations on...

The article attempts to present the present situation and the basic information about the state and perspectives of the development of beekeeping in rural areas in Poland with regard to the regional honey varieties. It describes the past and future potential dangers resulting from the initial...