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Farmers’ social insurance in the context of development of rural areas in Poland.

Author(s): Bożena Kłos
Subject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: Kancelaria Sejmu
Keywords: Poland; farmers’ social insurance system; Agricultural Social Insurance Fund; KRUS;

Summary/Abstract: The article reviews the farmers’ social insurance system in Poland (Agricultural Social Insurance Fund, KRUS) which is widely criticized as being socially unfair and economically inefficient. The author presents various issues connected with the farmers’ social insurance system: its tasks, structure, main principles regarding premiums and benefits, as well as the rules for its financing.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 127-158
  • Page Count: 31
  • Language: Polish