ЗАСТАРЯВАНЕТО НА ОБЩЕСТВОТО КАТО ВАЖНО ПРЕДИЗВИКАТЕЛСТВО ЗА СОЦИАЛНО-ИКОНОМИЧЕСКОТО РАЗВИТИЕ НА СЕЛСКИТЕ РАЙОНИ В ПОЛША
AGING OF THE SOCIETY AS AN IMPORTANT CHALLENGE FOR THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN POLAND

Author(s): Agnieszka Wrzochalska
Subject(s): Economy, Agriculture
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: Poland; rural areas; life expectancy; active old age; social inclusion
Summary/Abstract: The problem of the aging of the population is a part of the long-term process of societal modernisation, whose permanent part is a programme to activate people of retirement age. In view of the progressing of the aging process of the European population, including Poland and Bulgaria, the issue which is more and more clearly noticeable is and will be the alienation of people of retirement age in the future. The issue of aging societies is increasingly dominant in public debate, where demographic changes are not seen as a threat any longer, but as a challenge and a great opportunity for the economic, social and infrastructure development in many areas, inter alia: healthcare, social welfare, education, culture, tourism, both in the city and in the countryside. A growing group of senior citizens means also a great potential, being an active consumer group perceived by many economic entities as potential customers. This article analyses specific problems associated with the growing group of senior citizens3 in rural areas in Poland.Analyses were based mainly on the mass statistics data (CSO) and the results of the IAFE-NRI4 surveys, which were used primarily to identify the future social developments in rural areas and to formulate general conclusions.The problem of the aging of the population is a part of the long-term process of societal modernisation, whose permanent part is a programme to activate people of retirement age. In view of the progressing of the aging process of the European population, including Poland and Bulgaria, the issue which is more and more clearly noticeable is and will be the alienation of people of retirement age in the future. The issue of aging societies is increasingly dominant in public debate, where demographic changes are not seen as a threat any longer, but as a challenge and a great opportunity for the economic, social and infrastructure development in many areas, inter alia: healthcare, social welfare, education, culture, tourism, both in the city and in the countryside. A growing group of senior citizens means also a great potential, being an active consumer group perceived by many economic entities as potential customers. This article analyses specific problems associated with the growing group of senior citizens3 in rural areas in Poland.Analyses were based mainly on the mass statistics data (CSO) and the results of the IAFE-NRI4 surveys, which were used primarily to identify the future social developments in rural areas and to formulate general conclusions.

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