The article attempts to present the basic information about the state and prospects of the effectiveness of enterprising actions in rural areas with regard to the unconventional, traditional and regional food, especially in Poland. It describes the past and future potential dangers resulting...

Analysis of the implementation of RDP has showed that it was a program which the beneficiaries profited willingly from. It was caused by its specificity, because it was aimed at supporting a large number of small investments. Total number of applications accepted for implementation in the...

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...

The paper presents the utilization of selected European Union funds in the Zbuczyn community, Siedlce poviat. Studies conducted in rural communities show that possibilities exist for developing initiatives to support local development. The work outlines activities of local authorities and...

The main objective of the study was to evaluate the potential of investment attractiveness of rural areas in Poland. An attempt was made at setting up a hierarchy and grouping of municipalities and regions in Poland in terms of a synthetic index of attractiveness for investors. In addition, an...

The region of Podkarpacie in comparison to other regions of Poland is characterised by high differentiation of natural, socio-economic, infrastructural, ecologic and historical factors. Rural areas dominate in the spatial structure of the region and are inhabited by around 60% of the inhabitants...

The aim of the paper was to present numbers and proportions of researched rural households which members had run own firm in the past or had not had experience in that field in before the moment of the research. Regional diversification and ownership of a farm were also taken into account as...