Land concentration processes in Poland in the light of D.C. North’s development paradigm
Land concentration processes in Poland in the light of D.C. North’s development paradigm

Summary/Abstract: The subject of this paper is the process of land ownership consolidation. Theprimary goal of the research is to address the question of whether a connection existsbetween institutional conditions arising from various historical experiences in Polish re-gions and the dynamics of land ownership concentration processes in Poland, and wheth-er this can lead to a spatially diversified model of development for Polish agriculture. Theresearch was conducted based on a critical analysis of literature concerning institutionalaspects of rural areas and data from the General Agricultural Censuses of 2010 and 2020.The research results are presented in the form of process mapping. As indicated by theconducted studies, land ownership concentration processes are advancing in Polish ag-riculture, leading to the emergence of industrial agriculture, which may contradict theparadigm of sustainable development. However, in spatial terms, these processes occurunevenly, and their scale and dynamics depend on different historical experiences. Con-centration processes are primarily visible in western and northern Poland, regions wherean almost complete population exchange occurred as a result of World War II, leading toa disruption of institutional continuity. In Southeastern and Central Poland, these pro-cesses occur more slowly. This may lead to the formation of a dual model of agriculturaldevelopment in Poland, where, on the one hand, industrial agriculture will operate, striv-ing for increased competitiveness through productivity growth, and, on the other hand,sustainable agriculture will develop (in Southeastern and Central Poland).

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