EJPAU, 2004, Volume 7, Issue 2
Economics

The paper presents a comparative analysis of dairy cooperatives according to both quality of management and quality of production. The study results indicated that in regard to employment structure based on the level of education, the disparities between cooperatives of the A group and “Swietokrzyskie” (B group) cooperatives were quite remarkable – in the first group of cooperatives the proportion of employees with higher education was double of that in the second group. The figures also suggest clearer differences when milk quality is taken into consideration. In cooperatives of the A group, the extra class milk noted a threefold higher percentage (76.2%) of total purchased milk than in the “Swietokrzyskie” cooperatives, whereas, respectively, the average procurement price of milk was 0.21 PLN higher, in 2001. Cooperatives of the A group had a considerably greater product assortment, consisting primarily of products based on high quality raw milk, while “Swietokrzyskie” cooperatives did no

The paper presents conditions that contributed to development of agri-producer groups in Poland. The major part of the paper describes results of empirical research conducted in 62 agri-producer groups in Poland on year 2002. These results indicate many advantages achieved by farmers taking up integrated actions. They are mainly: gaining new sale markets, improvement in the quality of offered products, assuring regular supplies and proper preparation of products for sale. Moreover, members’ farms have undergone changes, which contribute to increase of competitiveness of Polish farms. The paper also presents regulations and laws that determine establishing and works of agri-producer groups and producer organisations in Poland.

This paper describes the indicators of the present and future economical situation. The discriminant analysis has been used. The real income increase, gross fixed capital formation and low USD/PLN exchange rate are the good prosperity indicators. The next year prosperity is indicated by high increase of the gross fixed capital formation, high current account and budget deficit values (as GDP %) and decreases of the private and public consumption expenditure, export and low unemployment rate at the end of the year.

In the period of the last dozen or so years in Poland important changes in the level of the structure of alcoholic beverage consumption were noted. The demand for vodka has been gradually decreasing, whereas the demand for beer and wine has been steadily growing.

Dairy products have an important role in a sufficient and balanced nutrition. In this study, to examine the consumers’ behaviour on purchasing and consumption, a survey was carried out by using face-to-face interviewing method with the households in Adana city of Turkey. A factor analysis was realized to determine the highlights of consumers on purchasing dairy products. According to the analysis results, branded products, quality, hygiene and health, availableness, and finally price range were determined as important factors affecting the purchasing tendency. The results of factor analysis processed to cluster analysis and created two clusters. The consumers in the first cluster pay more attention to the factors that were branded products, quality, hygiene and health and availableness. The consumers in the second cluster were more sensitive to the price range and the other factors have less effect in purchasing behaviour. Additionally it was determined that the most important reason led th

Albanian society differs from the rest of Europe. It is dominated by the present form of a traditional institution, the patrilineal family, which has evolved over time. Networks of family and kin fulfil several functions undertaken elsewhere by a range of institutions. This structure limits possibilities for women, but it is also a major resource. The changes since 1990, one of the most important being land privatisation, have given rural households more autonomy and, on balance, have had an empowering effect for women, though at the cost of increasing their work and responsibility. Not all changes have been to women’s advantage. In the public sector cuts and shortages have disproportionately affected women, and their representation in political fora has greatly declined. The increased contact with other countries through work migration is a conduit for new ideas that help to improve women’s situation in the family, but innovations intended to empower women will only be successful if they t

The paper presents the strategic implementation process of West Pomeranian Province development on the basis of an operational program. In the first part of the paper, the author describes the legal and organisational foundations of Polish regional policy during the transition period and the implementation action sequences of development strategies. A program for entrepreneurship and innovation support in the West Pomeranian Province was selected as the implementation measure to be analysed. Its goals, assumptions and selected instruments of implementation have been described. The paper ends with diagnostic and prognostic conclusions about self-governmental regional development.

This report starts with an overview based on national-level data from official sources and then presents the findings of a survey of rural households conducted in 2001 in Mazowieckie region, Poland. The study focuses on income distribution differences and income level comparison among four subregions. The change of rural household living standard during the socio-economic transformation and the attitudes of rural households towards the transformation are also examined. By analyzing source of income and related effect factors, some components of potential sources of income and the policy urgently needed to develop rural area in Poland are suggested.

In the paper, the authors have presented the results of the survey conducted on the households of the Lublin province. The number of the households that have been investigated, totals 624. On the basis of the data that was obtained, it could conclude that the rural areas in Poland have considerable potential for growth. The sense of rootedness, which is the point of departure of the local development, is fairly strong among the peasant families. Vast majority of the people living in the country expresses the will to take action in order to improve the standard of living, and is inclined to devote a great deal of their free time to achieve it. It seems that the education of the local leaders is the necessary element in the construction of the civil society. The survey shows that the inhabitants of the rural areas want to solve their problems together and upgrade the life standard, yet they virtually do not know how to do it and how to begin. They need leaders who would show them the directio

This paper shows the recent changes in brewery that were influenced by the globalisation, both on Polish and world market. It presents the high level of capital concentration as well as the condition and perspectives of small local breweries. It also indicates the changes in consumption and consumers’ preferences connected with the unification of habits. The article describes the impact of VAT and excise tax on Polish beer producers.