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In this article, the author attempts to assess selected components of social capital in the context of stimulating social innovation in peripheral areas. The Middle Pomerania region serves as an empirical example. It is the region that is specific in terms of history and structure,…

This article describes the circumstances surrounding the enactment of the first act in the Eastern Bloc – the Polish act introducing freedom of business activity. Although the opening of freedom of business activity undoubtedly constituted a breakthrough in the economies of socialist countries, the available…

The aim of this article is to provide a comparative assessment of life satisfaction and key quality-of-life indicators among older adults in six European Union countries: Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Spain and Sweden. Using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe…

 The research was carried out in 2024 in southern part of Poland, and concerned analysis of changes related to deagrarisation process, while focusing on selected transitional areas, called ecotones. These were grasslands, with estimated potential for ruminant grazing. The aim of the study was to…

The aim of this study was to present the selected crises phenomena occurring in Polish agriculture, including livestock production in the 20th. century, and the first two decades of the 21st. century. During the 20th. century the first significant degradation of agriculture was caused by…

From the perspective of economic thought on State interventionism, it is important to note that State aid may be justified primarily on the grounds of social welfare if the free market mechanism does not produce satisfactory results. In such a case, the judicious implementation of…

The concept of State intervention in economic processes does not imply the replacement of the market mechanism with an alternative State mechanism; rather, it entails the limitation of market failures, which are defined as inefficient market allocation of resources. The State should assume responsibility for…

The study investigates the extent to which selected demographic factors- age and sex- shape dietary behaviours among students aged 11– 14. Existing research on nutritional practices in early adolescence highlights the importance of demographic determinants; however, empirical findings remain inconclusive, particularly in the context of…

The sharing economy constitutes an important complement to the mainstream economy by introducing a socially responsible segment of business activity based on access rather than ownership, cooperation, and trust. It responds not only to economic challenges during periods of crisis but also to changing consumer…

The policy of the European Union focuses on rationalizing the individual use of cars and improving the quality of urban public transport. Shaping the transport system in urbanized areas requires exerting various kinds of impact on the mobility of the resi-dents. In order to improve…