Instytucje nieformalne kształtujące relacje człowiek- -środowisko przyrodnicze a wybory i postawy konsumentów polskich
Informal institutions shaping the relationships of human with natural environment and choices and attitudes of polish consumers

Summary/Abstract: The current global crisis is the crisis of institutions or/and of the mismatch/misfit of various formal and informal institutions. The aim of the article is description of informal institutions forming relations between human and natural environment and investigation how they affect choices of Polish consumers. The elaboration briefly presents selected elements of institutional economy concerning formal and informal institutions. Then an informal institution is presented, such as: tradition, culture, customs, models of actions, ethical norms, as well as informal relations between community members which create social capital. The article also analyzes the role of informal institutions in the creation of human-natural environment relation, which are an indication of norms and rules of social behaviour in field of usage and protection of natural environment. Further part presents in what way the current Polish consumer choices are proecological and they are assessed in the light of informal institutions.

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