ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL INEQUALITIES IN RURAL AREAS OF POLAND INTHE LIGHT OF ACHIEVING COHESION POLICY OBJECTIVES

Abstract

The article presents social inequalities in rural areas in Poland in the light of the objectives of cohesion policy.Income was analyzed in households belonging to a particular socio-economic group and depending on the place ofresidence (city-village). Particularly during the analyzes, a quantitative measure of inequality was measured in the formof a Gini coefficient. The article presents the dynamics of changes in 2006-2015. Income situation in rural householdsand farmers improves, but this trend is not reflected in the decline in income inequality in rural populations.

Keywords

• social inequalities
• rural areas
• politics
• cohesion
• income
• Gini coefficient