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...

This article presents phases of the transition arena model, which should be introduced as a cure for the main Polish agricultural sector’s problems. Basing on the author’s own experience, logical reasoning and literature overview of transition theory and policy, the proper recommendations...

In the article some attempts to separate factors for the development of food industry enterprises in Poland were made. Of the seven groups of factors the most important items were selected by using the method of KFS and STEEPVL. The classification was connected with importance and uncertainty....

This article presents the role of private enterprises in the global economy. It is argued that private enterprises are being managed by values and that it is a factor which has an important influence on good relationships with stakeholders and helps in achievieng better economic results. /...

The article presents the institutions of the grain product path (transaction costs, applied economics of contracts). The article presents the method of research. Due to limited space, the concrete facts, figures, and results are not presented. The aim of this paper is to identify the factors...

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 primary objective of this paper is to present theoretical foundations, principles of operation and the benefits resulting from efficiently functioning, innovative integration relationships, which are cluster structures. This study attempts to indicate the socio-economic conditions for...

The food industry is one of the low technology sectors. This does not change the fact that it has the largest share of industrial production in Poland. This in turn follows from the fact that the national economy consists for the largest part of low technology production which is typical for...