The article presents the outcomes of rural dwellers’ migrations in the economic and social aspect. Apart from defining the phenomenon of external migration against the background of current social trends, also a review of motives for migration including the push factors (home country) and the...

The role of endogenous factors of rural areas development has been discussed. The concept of cultural heritage, especially its spiritual and material character, has been referred to. The startup role of regions’ social capital and its use in the transition process has been underlined. The need...

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...

The paper is an attempt at evaluating the degree of accuracy of realization of the project: distance learning centres in rural areas financed from the European Social Fund in the frame of the priority II: Development of knowledge-based society, action 2.1.: Broadening the access to education –...

The EU membership requires introduction of significant changes in the agricultural sector. Such changes will not be possible without investments in human capital. The aim of the paper is to make an attempt at presenting the coincidence of three factors conducive to the development of lifelong...

Multifunctional rural areas, multifunctional agriculture and multifunctional farms deliver many various marketable and non-marketable goods for society (including public goods). In recent years, discussion of the issue of public goods provided by rural areas, agriculture and farms became...

The aim of the paper was to discuss selected problems of Polish rural areas and agriculture. The main factors slowing down the development of rural areas and agriculture in Poland are unfavourable income situation by comparison to other economy branches, small size of farms (fragmented agrarian...

According to the EU sustainable development presumptions the extension and modernization of natural environmental protection infrastructure is still one the most significant aims of the Rural Development Plans. Currently, in spite of a progress which has recently been made in this area, there...

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 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...