Series:Uniwersytet Łódzki

“The Imagining Consciousness”. Studies in the Anthropology of Literature

Świadomość rodząca obrazy. Studia z antropologii literatury

Author(s): Marzena Karwowska / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: Gilbert Durand;Gaston Bachelard;Bolesław Leśmian;Stanisław Przybyszewski;Miron Białoszewski;Ksawery Pruszyński;myth;symbol;anthropology of literature;anthropological structures of imagination;20th-century Polish literature

Gilbert Durand, a French anthropologist of imagination and co-founder of the world’s first Centre for Research into the Imaginary (Centre de Recherche sur l’Imaginaire – CRI), established in 1966 at the University of Grenoble, is known primarily as the author of the work Les structures anthropologiques de l’imaginaire, first published in 1960. Academic interest in the theory of anthropological structures of imagination has been evidenced by theeleven reissues of the book in France, its translation into four foreign languages (Spanish, Italian, Romanian and English), and the creation of almost fifty Centres for Research into the Imaginary, which remain in cooperation with the parent centre in Grenoble and serve to creatively develop Durand's methodology. Research in this field has evolved dynamically and is the core focus of the hermeneutic school known as imaginaire, founded by Gaston Bachelard and developed by Gilbert Durand and his successors (the so-called School of Grenoble). This is referred to in the history of the humanities as the Great Change or New Anthropology.Gilbert Durand essays to describe man’s symbolic universe by extracting universal and timeless symbolic forms. He tries, by studying the transformation of images, to uncover the sources of imagination – eternally recurring elements which transcend both time and cultural differences. This study is also an attempt at an anthropological reading of a selection of the 20th-century Polish literary texts, all of which have already been interpreted by researchers on numerous occasions. Gaston Bachelard's theory of the intercultural “unity of imagination” and Gilbert Durand’s theory of the anthropological structures of imagination as well as his concept of cultural pluralism allow the artist to be seen as an imaginary phenomenon, the Dreaming Cogito, the Imagining Consciousness. The study contained in this monograph is intended to show, on the basis of the selected artistic texts, the interpretative potential of Bachelard-Durandian anthropology when applied to the hermeneutics of literary work.

In the circle of children’sand teenagers’ reading culture

W kręgu kultury czytelniczej dzieci i młodzieży

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: electronic book;e-book;reading;digitization of libraries

On-line/Off-line. Between Text and Experience Writing as a Lifestyle

On-line/Off-line. Between Text and Experience Writing as a Lifestyle

Author(s): / Language(s): English

Keywords: on-line/off-line;experience writing;lifestyle;anthropological perspective;literate existence

In times of rapid technological change, enthusiasts of the new often subscribe to the theory of “supersession,” the idea that newer technologies supersede or vanquish older ones. But as scholar of information Paul Duguid has observed, reality is mare interesting and complicated than that. In the 1950s, for instance, when television was becoming popular, there were widespread predictions of radio’s imminent demise. Yet here it is2015 and radio is not only very much a live but has thrown off vibrant digital doppelgängers of itself, in the form of internet radio stations and podcasts. So it goes for all of human culture: There is really no predicting where it will go next.As the articles in this collection make clear, this is especially true of writing in our time, when old and new, on-line and off-line, are mixing, mashing up and recombining so prolifically, no single theory could ever explain it all, let alone foretell its evolution. So it’s fitting that what we have in this volume is not a collection of definitive, supersession-like answers, but a multiplicity of fascinating questions explored in depth. Are microblogs a new literary genre? What happens when Japanese haiku leap across cultures? Is writing inherently an act of individuality, as we tend to believe, or is that idea just “a fruit of modernity”? Such questions will swirl around us for decades to come, and to make our way forward we will need intellectual roadmaps with the wide-ranging curiosity, et al.

Towards the Modern Theory of Motion. Oxford Calculators and the new interpretation of Aristotle

Towards the Modern Theory of Motion. Oxford Calculators and the new interpretation of Aristotle

Author(s): Elżbieta Jung,Robert Podkoński / Language(s): English

Keywords: Oxford Calculators; Natural Philosophy; Aristotle’s philosophy; Richard Kilvington; William Heytesbury; John Dumbleton

The problem of the continuity of science from the medieval to the modern times of the 17th century, when Galileo and Newton developed the correct theory of mechanics, occupied historians of science from the beginning of the 20th century. Some believe that the fourteenth-century English scholars who created the School of Oxford Calculators and their French and Italian followers. with their solutions, laid the foundations for the development of modern physics. Others believe that medieval natural philosophy made no contribution to the development of modern science. The presented book is a voice in this discussion and an attempt to answer the question about the continuity of science. Considering how much has been discovered, edited and written about the Oxford Calculators, the book reviews and compares the results of our research with works of the other historians’ research into the intellectual heritage of these 14th century English thinkers in order to enrich and update the views on the Oxford Calculators’ natural philosophy in perhaps its most fundamental aspect – at least from the point of view of Aristotle’s philosophy – namely the subject of “science of local motion.”The discussion are mostly focused on topics that were important to medieval thinkers and not those that could be most interesting from the modern point of view, and the research are directed on the Oxford Calculators’ tradition in science toward a prospecting of the innovative character of their teaching, and here first of all against the background of Aristotelian theories, and then the subsequent search for possible innovations which could have inspired early modern scientists.As the conclusions of the research on the theories of Oxford calculators are still formulated mainly on the basis of analyzes of incomplete printed texts, the critical editions of Latin texts are offered. These are not only the most famous Calculators’ works, such as William Heytesbury’s De tribus praedicamentis: de motu locali or John Dumbleton’s Part III of the Summa logicae et philosophiae naturalis, but also of a hither to unknown work by Richard Kilvington, i.e., his question on local motion and the question on local motion written by the anonymous author of the treatise De sex inconvenientibus.

Determinants of operational budgeting success in manufacturing enterprises

Determinants of operational budgeting success in manufacturing enterprises

Author(s): Żaneta Pietrzak / Language(s): English

Keywords: operational budgeting; manufacturing enterprises

The book aims to measure and evaluate the use/success of operational budgeting in Polish companies and to identify and measure the determinants of success, based on the suggested model. It focuses mainly on: (a) the role of operational budgeting in the process of managing a company, (b) the variables that influence how the use/success of operational budgeting is assessed, to present factors that determine individual variables, and to identify the relationships and links between them, and (c) a model that helps to measure and evaluate the use/success of operational budgeting. This book tries to fill the knowledge gap on the quality and benefits that arise from well-designed Operational Budgeting Systems. To get benefits, it is necessary to assess the current budget system. With that, the author reduces ambiguity about assessing the use of operational budgeting. The author limits her approach to the production sector and Poland. Still, I believe this approach can be expanded across the sectors and countries. Therefore, I see a relevant contribution in practice. Also, it opens the way and shows directions to diagnosing and improving firms’ Operational Budgeting Systems. This publication is commendable; it puts traditional budgeting – which has been highly criticized into context and presents its value, role, and its contribution in a Control System. In response to those criticisms, the author points to the quality aspect of operational budgeting, showing its usefulness to users and organizations. Prof. Tarmo Kadak, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

The Role of Franchising in Creating Franchisor Enterprise Value, as Seen in the Case of the Catering Industry

Franczyza w procesie tworzenia wartości przedsiębiorstwa franczyzodawcy na przykładzie branży gastronomicznej

Author(s): Żaklina Jabłońska / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: Franchising; franchise enterprises; lower bankruptcy risk; franchisor enterprise value; franchisor; franchisee;

The book is an important contribution to the scientific discussion on the development of franchising in Poland. It highlights the significance of franchising in building the value of an enterprise. Polish companies generally seek the benefits of franchising as franchisees, adopting a tried business model that guarantees an easier entry into the market as well as a lower bankruptcy risk. Franchise enterprises are able to create their value in a definitely shorter period of time (gaining market share, a recognizable brand, loyal customers, more favorable purchasing terms). However, a gap exists in the Polish scientific literature when it comes to the influence of franchising on the value of the franchisor’s enterprise. Relevant research in this area has been in short supply. Therefore, there is an obvious need to address this omission by studying the phenomenon, conducting necessary analyses and presenting the existing mechanisms. The results of this research constitute a valuable source of information both for scientists and professionals interested in the implementation of franchising in business.

Towards a Better Protection of Workplace Whistleblowers in the Visegrad Countries, France and Slovenia

Towards a Better Protection of Workplace Whistleblowers in the Visegrad Countries, France and Slovenia

Author(s): Dagmara Skupień / Language(s): English

Keywords: workplace whistleblowers; Visegrad Countries; France; Slovenia

This monograph is an outcome of research completed within the Visegrad Grant “Workplace Whistleblower Protection in the V4 Countries, France and Slovenia” – WhistlePro (2020–2021), financed from the International Visegrad Fund. The project aims to contribute to the improvement of the legal framework in the Visegrad countries concerning the protection of workplace whistleblowers and, indirectly, to the change of workers’ attitudes towards whistleblowing.Contributions prepared by legal experts from various countries and universities concern matters of universal importance such as freedom of expression relative to whistleblowing, personal scope of the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive (2019/1937) or personal data protection. They also discuss the legal situation concerning whistleblower protection in the Visegrad countries, France and Slovenia and present recommendations for changes in the respective countries. The monograph culminates with a summary of proposals for the improvement of the legal situation of persons disclosing breaches of law in the work-related context.Given its topicality and in-depth analysis of legal problems related to adequate whistleblower protection, the book may be of interest to academics, practitioners, social partners, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and policy makers in the process of the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive transposition in Member States. Dagmara Skupień

A desirable state of consciousness. About pleasure as a final value

Godny pożądania stan świadomości. O przyjemności jako wartości ostatecznej

Author(s): Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: hedonism; pleasure; well-being; value; ultimate good

The book covers and further develops an extensive discussion in analytical philosophy over the past 30 years, especially in Great Britain and the USA, around the topic of well-being, value and pleasure. The subject matter ensures that it will interest a broad audience, beyond academic circles. The basic thesis of the work is that the feeling of pleasure, understood as desirable consciousness, is a value in itself. Dr de Lazari-Radek provides a contemporary defense of hedonism, taking into account not only philosophical but also neuroscientific and psychological arguments. The book consists of two parts. In the first, the author discusses notions of good/ultimate good and well-being as well as two leading theories of well-being: desire-based theory and perfectionism. She presents a broad range of views held by contemporary philosophers such as Derek Parfit, Roger Crisp, Bernard Williams, Ruth Chang, Martha Nussbaum, and Thomas Hurka, while ultimately rejecting both theories. The second part is entirely devoted to defending hedonism, which involves offering a new definition of the concept of pleasure. A novel feature of the argument is the use of recent findings in psychological and neurobiological research, in addition to philosophical arguments. This is the first book in Poland devoted to a defense of hedonism as a theory of value, and one of very few dealing from a philosophical perspective with the issue of human well-being and what it is to live a good life.

Metaphilosophical profiles. Bibliotheca Philosophica 7 (2020)

Profile metafilozoficzne. Bibliotheca Philosophica 7 (2020)

Author(s): Ryszard Kleszcz / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: analytical philosophy; metaphilosophy; methods of philosophy; philosophy and other departments of culture; the Lvov-Warsaw School

The monograph is a work in the field of philosophy and concerns its section called metaphilosophy, which studies the nature, methods, tasks, goals, subject and scope of philosophical research. The point of reference for metaphilosophical considerations are the metaphilosophical views of the most eminent representatives of the most important Polish philosophical school in the twentieth century, i.e. the Lvov-Warsaw School, founded at the end of the 19th century by Kazimierz Twardowski. They were supplemented and contrasted with the views of other prominent Polish philosophers of the 20th century, such as Henryk Elzenberg and Bogusław Wolniewicz.

Childcare in interwar Poland. Workers’ Society of Children’s Friends – Łódź Division (1923–1939)

Opieka nad dzieckiem w Polsce międzywojennej. Robotnicze Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Dzieci – Oddział Łódzki (1923–1939)

Author(s): Joanna Sosnowska / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: care of children from working families in Łódź 1918–1939; care and educational activities of Polska Partia Socjalistyczna (PPS); educational centres; women’s activity

The work is a historical-pedagogical monograph, a first attempt at the reconstruction and assessment of the operations of the Łódź Division of the Worker’s Society of Children’s Friends (Robotnicze Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Dzieci – RTPD) established in Łódź in 1923 on the initiative of activists from the Polish Socialist Party (Polska Partia Socjalistyczna). The book presents the varied and rich operations of that organization in the area of care, education, and health prevention, addressed mainly at children from working families, in 1923–1939. The sources on which the work is based include, most of all, unique archive materials and journals. The book describes issues related to living conditions, health care, child upbringing, and child education. The work structure shows three main analysis layers. The first one consists of general issues concerning care of poor children and presents financial, educational, and health conditions of adults and the discussed population of children in interwar Poland. The second one characterises social institutions and organizations supporting thedevelopment of children and their families; most of all, it discusses the operations of the Workers’ Society of Children’s Friends in Poland in 1919-1939. The third area of interest, in line with the title of the work, is the work of the Łódź Division of RTPD in 1923-1939. Photos illustrate the issues discussed in the monograph and present activists from the Łódź Division.

Facets of Managing in Cross-Cultural Diversity

Facets of Managing in Cross-Cultural Diversity

Author(s): / Language(s): English

Keywords: Cross-Cultural Diversity; European Identities in Business; Intelligent (Ro)Bots; Social Capital; Migration of Employees; Human Resources

Diversity and multiculturalism have become pervasive in today’s organizations. Facets of Managing in Cross-Cultural Diversity is a timely publication critically exploring the phenomenon of managing in cross-cultural diversity. This book offers important insights on real issues and studies into management in a cross-cultural, global environment, and uncovers the issues from macro and group-individual perspectives. Unlike most publications on diversity which are limited to a single country’s experience, this book brings together authors who write about and study workplace diversity in the context of different countries and cultures. Associate Prof. Dr. Roziah Mohd Rasdi, Universiti Putra Malaysia

New Challenges Facing the Global Economy

New Challenges Facing the Global Economy

Author(s): Ryszard Piasecki,Miron Wolnicki / Language(s): English

Keywords: development economics; globalization theories; global governance institutions; international economics; global economy;

This publication was written for a Global Political Economy course taught in business schools offering undergraduate or graduate levels of education. The textbook focuses on select countries and regions which, in our opinion, will be the most important consumer and export markets in the next two decades.

Pre-School Pedagogy with Methodology

Pedagogika przedszkolna z metodyką

Author(s): Wiesława Leżańska,Elżbieta Płóciennik / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: pedagogy; pre-school pedagogy; early childhood education; methodology; pre-school diagnosis

"Pre-School Pedagogy with Methodology" is a monograph dedicated mostly to students preparing for a job of pre-school teachers. Pre-school pedagogy – as a subdiscipline of pedagogy – is its detailed extension with the issues related to pre-school child education. That is why this book includes the elements of canonical and instrumental knowledge guiding the conceptual choices of future pre-school teachers. The book may also become an introduction for parents to the education of their child, and it can expand and structure the knowledge of existing teachers. The basic and necessary knowledge for this group of readers is the history of pre-school upbringing and educational thinking, presenting the process of evolution of the theory of pre-school pedagogy and practice of pre-school upbringing. Also the rudiments of pre-school upbringing and chapters discussing the subject of pre-school pedagogy research (managing child development, teacher competences, environmental features) belong to canonical knowledge of this pedagogical subdiscipline. A major part of the book is the methodological part, including practical knowledge in the scope of various educations, pre-school diagnosis, and organisation of pre-school space. The structure of the monograph thus includes six parts, related to one another. The content is also enriched with references to useful literature exploring the discussed topics, thanks to which the readers can further extend their knowledge in this scope. The authors’ intention is also to awaken their reflective thinking. That is why, besides questions and instructions consolidating the contents, for each topic there are questions and instructions that allow for the presented theoretical material to be used for problem solving and practical activities. The perception of rich subject content is facilitated due to the surnames and subjects’ index. Additionally, the readers can supplement and improve their use of pedagogical terminology in English, thus also preparing for reading pedagogical publications in this language.

Effects of regulatory and fiscal burdens on the banking sector on bank lending before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Efekty obciążeń regulacyjnych i fiskalnych sektora bankowego dla akcji kredytowej banków przed pandemią COVID-19 i w trakcie jej trwania

Author(s): Iwona Dorota Czechowska,Czesław Lipiński,Jacek Sikorski,Joanna Stawska,Wojciech Zatoń / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: fiscal burdens; banking sector regulations; loans; unsupported receivables; interest rates; capital adequacy; COVID-19

The publication is a monograph describing comprehensively the issue of regulatory and fiscal burdens on the banking sector and their consequences for the level of loans, in the time perspective before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a compendium of knowledge in the field of broadly understood finance, about the nature and mechanisms of the functioning of external burdens on the banking sector and related problems. The authors attempt to present this type of regulation in the context of the security and financial stability of the banking system, as well as in a broader perspective of the financial system. They present the current (as of 2021) burden, paying attention to specific instruments of fiscal and regulatory policy. Using the econometric model, they operationalize the main objective of the study, which is to determine and analyze the impact of external burdens on the lending potential of the banking sector, as well as an attempt to identify base scenarios. Previous studies have rarely attempted to combine regulatory and fiscal requirements in the context of, among other things, an in-depth analysis of the requirements for NPL Non-Performing Loans. Monothematic publications focused on a narrow approach to this type of external load prevailed. The originality of this publication is the collection of information on regulatory and fiscal requirements for the banking sector, and especially the presentation of this issue during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is one of the first items that comprehensively address this type of issue. Its advantage is the multifaceted nature of the issues described.

The modern faces of the media conversations about sport

Współczesne oblicza medialnych rozmów o sporcie

Author(s): Beata Kacperska / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: Linguistics; media conversation; interview; sport in media; sports journalism; linguistic genology

The aim of the book is to characterize media genres which based on a dialogue between a journalists and a sportsmen, and to present their specific implementations on the example of conversations with volleyball players. The analysis uses the methodology of Maria Wojtak’s linguistic genology. On the basis of 71 verbal exchanges with sportsmen the author distinguishes the most important features of the contemporary media conversation. She takes into account its subject, structure, style of interlocutors’s expressions, functionality etc. The first chapter is devoted to the systematisation of research about conversation as a genre of statement. The author presents the main problems with distinguishing related speech genres which are based on exchange: conversation, dialogue and discussion. She makes review of the most important definitions of these terms which can be found in the literature, presents classifications of conversation and characterizes the media conversation. The second chapter is a review of various scientific publications (psychological, sociological, media studies, linguistic) in which sport is the leading issue. The third chapter concerns the linguistics-communicative analysis of conversations with volleyball players. The author presents the various forms of dialogue, through the description of the classical interactions (press, radio and internet interview), the conversations typical for sports journalism (micro-interview post-match), and the latest forms of communication with players (interview based on questionnaire in the form of video, conversation in the talk show, private-public dialogue). In this way presents the modern faces of the media conversations about sport.

Aleksander Wat. Pug Iron Stove (JA z jednej strony i JA z drugiej strony mego mopsożelaznego piecyka)

Aleksander Wat. JA z jednej strony i JA z drugiej strony mego mopsożelaznego piecyka

Author(s): Krystyna Pietrych / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: critical editing; poem; avant-garde; Dadaism; Surrealism; intertextuality

The publication, according to Krystyna Pietrych’s original concept, consists of the following parts: the introduction, Between Parody and Prophecy, presenting the most important interpretative tropes of the poem; facsimiles of Pug Iron Stove (JA z jednej strony i JA z drugiej strony mego mopsożelaznego piecyka) from 1920, a modernized edition of the Stove together with an editorial commentary and footnotes, the version of the poem published in Ciemne świecidło (1968), and the text A Bit on the “Stove” (Coś niecoś o “Piecyku”), which is Wat’s authorial commentary on the early work. Illustrations by Wojciech Grabowski provide a special complement to the whole work. They are the result of many years of the artist’s fascination with the extraordinary poem and a suggestion of its visual interpretation. The book as a whole offers a contextual and multifaceted reading of one of the most enigmatic texts of Polish Modernism.

The Inception of a New Media. Video Games in the Polish Hobby Press at the End of 20th Century

Narodziny medium. Gry wideo w polskiej prasie hobbystycznej końca XX wieku

Author(s): Dominika Staszenko-Chojnacka / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: video games; video game history; habitus; gamer identity; computerization

This book describes the phenomenon of creating gamer’s identity in Poland and specific gamer’s habitus which started forming itself in the second half of the 1980s through the articles published in computer magazines. Until the fall of the communist regime video games in Poland had been on the sidelines. The situation began to change after 1989 when access to computers, games and software was much easier than it used to be. As a result, there was a need for magazines devoted only to games. Publication includes description of how journals from the 1990s created players discourse and what consequences it had. It contains an analysis of specific writing style and language used by editors who created terms and names of genres later used by gamers. In this context it is worth mentioning that in that time specific types of articles emerged. Among them were reviews and walkthrough, which allowed practice of ‘reading’ games, that’s why people without access to new interactive medium learned about it through magazines. The first chapter presents the methodology of the research, using the concept of habitus, field and cultural capital by Pierre Bourdieu, as well as analyzes carried out by Graeme Kirkpatrick and Jaakko Suominen, who described how British and Finnish magazines influenced the formation of a specific discourse on video games. The relationship between the content of video game magazines and their influence on the development of the broadly understood game culture was also discussed. This book also includes a commentary on the differences between the gaming press published in Western Europe and Polish magazines created during the political transformation. It also focuses on issue of stereotypes connected with games and gamers, who formed some kind of subculture.

Human capital as a factor in internal audit effectiveness

Kapitał ludzki jako czynnik skuteczności audytu wewnętrznego

Author(s): Lena Grzesiak / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: internal audit effectiveness; internal auditor; auditee; manager/executive; human capital

Internal audit is an interdisciplinary concept, well-established in management theory and practice theory. Internal auditors are required to be independent and objective, but the nature of internal audit activities necessitates relations with other groups of employees who also have a role in internal audit – auditees and managers. The three groups differ in the way they understand their organisation, internal audit, and its effectiveness. The main purpose of this monograph is to identify factors in the effectiveness of internal audit related to the human capital of the three main groups of its participants: internal auditors, auditees, and managers. The empirical qualitative study was carried out by the author using various data collection techniques, the most important of which was interviews with 65 internal auditors, auditees, and managers representing organisations in the public and private sectors. The study has shown that for internal audit to be effective, support from the management (tangible and intangible), the understanding of internal audit in the organisation, and relationships between the groups engaged in internal audit are important. Using her findings, the author formulates recommendations for improving internal audit effectiveness. They can also provide a basis for making changes to the existing occupational and organisational practices. The monograph can be summed up by the opinion of one of the surveyed internal auditors: “the effectiveness of internal audit has to do with people […]. This fact is so obvious that it is frequently forgotten by most stakeholders”.

Against the Wind... Reading the Life of Józefa Śmigielska-Dobieszewska

Pod wiatr… Czytanie życia Józefy Śmigielskiej-Dobieszewskiej

Author(s): Maria Berkan-Jabłońska / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: Emancipation; women's history; nineteenth century feminist movement; nineteenth century journalism; inter-uprising culture; biography

Internal audit is an interdisciplinary concept, well-established in management theory and practice theory. Internal auditors are required to be independent and objective, but the nature of internal audit activities necessitates relations with other groups of employees who also have a role in internal audit – auditees and managers. The three groups differ in the way they understand their organisation, internal audit, and its effectiveness. The main purpose of this monograph is to identify factors in the effectiveness of internal audit related to the human capital of the three main groups of its participants: internal auditors, auditees, and managers. The empirical qualitative study was carried out by the author using various data collection techniques, the most important of which was interviews with 65 internal auditors, auditees, and managers representing organisations in the public and private sectors. The study has shown that for internal audit to be effective, support from the management (tangible and intangible), the understanding of internal audit in the organisation, and relationships between the groups engaged in internal audit are important. Using her findings, the author formulates recommendations for improving internal audit effectiveness. They can also provide a basis for making changes to the existing occupational and organisational practices. The monograph can be summed up by the opinion of one of the surveyed internal auditors: “the effectiveness of internal audit has to do with people […]. This fact is so obvious that it is frequently forgotten by most stakeholders”.

Russia’s economy and society. History and Present

Gospodarka i społeczeństwo Rosji. Historia i współczesność

Author(s): Natasza Duraj / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: economy; society; industry; social problems; the Russian Federation

The main purpose of the monograph is to present the issues related to the economic and social development of the Russian Federation. The aim of the work was achieved through a critical analysis of the literature on the subject in Russian and Polish. In addition, the work uses Russian legal acts and state reports on the Russian economy. Particular attention was paid to the issue of mineral resources, which are the foundations of the economy of the Russian Federation.