Spółdzielczość socjalna na obszarach wiejskich na przykładzie województwa małopolskiego

Abstract

The article anlyzes 14 social cooperatives operating in rural areas of the Małopolska Voivodeship for at least 4 years. Based on the data from the National Court Register, the profile of activity, number of employees, period of activity, founders and financial situation were analyzed using the dynamics index method. The differences in the functioning of social cooperatives, due to the legal status of the founders, were indicated. Among the cooperatives founded by legal persons most of them (63%) saw an increase in revenues in comparison to the previous year. Among the cooperatives founded by physical persons 50% of them recorded very low revenues and ceased to conduct their operations. The results of the research show that cooperatives founded by legal persons have the greatest chance of development. (original abstract)