Kapitał społeczny w zrównoważonym rozwoju regionu opolskiego na przykładzie badań w towarowych gospodarstwach rolnych
Social capital in balanced development of Opole region on the basis of research in merchandise households

Summary/Abstract: Another transformation of capitalism, supported by the tools of information technology society assumes a lot of endogenic technological changes introduced with taking into account institutional environment serving balanced development. Such a form of globalisation needs some regionalism, also the hidden one in agriculture as well as in rural areas, which creates a chance for its development. This article proves a thesis that farmers’ social networks and their inter-organizational connections are necessary conditions for such changes, as long as they serve the aim to ensure the consistency of natural, financial and human capital. The paper analyses the results of questionnaire research concerning the balanced development of agricultural merchandise households in Opole voivodeship and the significance of such a transformation as far as the local and regional development are concerned. On the basis of the research the growing significance of formal social capital was stated.

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