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Social insurance of farmers vs. the concept of sustainable development
Social insurance of farmers vs. the concept of sustainable development

Author(s): Elżbieta Hajduga
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: sustainable development; social insurance of farmers

Summary/Abstract: The concept of sustainable development, based on harmonious coexistence and mutual interactions of three areas (orders): economic, environmental and social is also related to agriculture. Social aspects of sustainable development in agriculture refer to such areas as education, culture, health care and the broadly approached population living standards. One of the indicators for living standards measurement can take the form of income earned by farmers, as the basis for paying social insurance contributions. The purpose of this article is to present the basic dilemmas referring to social insurance of those farmers who do not run a business, at the background of social aspects related to sustainable development concept. The author used the following research methods: analytical and critical approach to the subject literature and legal acts, as well as formal methods including graphical and tabular description.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 397
  • Page Range: 89-99
  • Page Count: 11