POLISH RURAL AREAS FACING SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY IN VIEW OF RESEARCH CONDUCTED IN IRWIR PAN IN 2014 AND 2015 Cover Image

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POLISH RURAL AREAS FACING SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY IN VIEW OF RESEARCH CONDUCTED IN IRWIR PAN IN 2014 AND 2015

Author(s): Katarzyna Zawalińska, Zofia Śliwowska, Jan Caliński, Katarzyna Droździel, Anna Michalska
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, Agriculture, Sociology, Economic development
Published by: Instytut Rozwoju Wsi i Rolnictwa Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: rural areas; socio-economic development; agrarian structure; rural population; rural labour market; spatial development; Common Agricultural Policy; Farm Bill

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the main conclusions from the research conducted byscientists employed in IRWiR PAN in 2014–2015. The analyses conducted address keyeconomic and social processes taking place in rural areas in recent decades. The articlecontains selected findings on: territorial structure of the individual farms’ sector, changesin demographic structures, the rural labour market, spatial development of rural areas,social changes and institutional and organizational development of the countryside. Animportant area of research undertaken in IRWiR PAN relates to the evaluation of theCommon Agricultural Policy and its comparison with policies implemented in othercountries, including Farm Bill in the United States.

  • Issue Year: 172/2016
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 163-185
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish