Progress-prone cultural characteristics versus economic culture of rural inhabitants in Poland
2009
Krzyminiewska, G., Poznan Univ. of Economics (Poland)
Relations between economy, society and culture typical of this society are the subject of inquiries among economy and sociology classics. The basic issue is the way of interpreting the relations between them. The debate concerning the essence of economic culture addresses a question whether culture is capable of stimulating transformations, encouraging economic development and improving life quality, or rather the opposite – whether it impedes the changes. The aim of the paper is an attempt to explain not only what economic culture of Polish rural inhabitants embraces, but also whether its characteristics are, on account of the present social-economic and political conditions, a progress-prone factor, or rather an obstructive one. It is also important what kind of changes occur in economic culture of rural inhabitants under the influence of economic transformations nationwide and, accordingly, what combination of economic culture characteristics becomes widespread in rural environment. It indicates the impact of culture on social development, as far as values, attitudes and opinions in a particular community are concerned. The aim is namely to demonstrate how culture influences the scope and implementation manner (or its lack) of the process of economic development by the society. Last but not least, it is important to investigate which political, social and other activities are capable of minimising or removing the cultural barriers standing in the way of economic development, and which of them will preserve the present state of affairs.
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