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Culture Makes the Difference – the Humanistic Approach to the Understanding of Economic Development
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego, 2009-12) Pyrkosz, Damian S.
In the world of decreasing natural resources and room for people on the one hand and expansion of ideas, politics and economies on the other, the notions of culture and development have acquired increasing importance. As the world becomes ‘smaller’ due to economic, political and cultural globalization, people have to bridge the differences in the very same areas to find some common ground and ensure progress to the whole mankind. The terms are often falsely counterposed: development is associated mainly with economic sphere whereas culture is predominantly viewed as an intangible traditional asset. In this sense, the paper seeks to identify the overlap between the ideas of culture and economic development, note the conspicuous rise in significance of the former for the latter and trace the role of culture in economic development of nations with special emphasis on the evolution of the relationship in the last decade of the 20 th century specifically.
Financialization of Values – An Institutional Anatomy of the Financial Crisis
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego, 2016) Pyrkosz, Damian S.
The aim of the paper is to present the idea that values inherently affect economic outcomes, and hence can be considered a powerful economic institution. The change of values consequently imposes a shift in economic institutions. The testing ground for examination of the above thesis is the economic downturn which began in the USA in 2007 and spilled all over the global markets. Commencing with reference to authors defining institution and their role in economy and society, the article goes on to present how values were capable of bringing change to the way markets operated by means of several mechanisms of institutional change, Financialization, understood as removing all norms and constraints on what can be traded, of the world values and consequently economic (market) and political institutions (the State) was the key process that linked all these elements and adversely affected the global community. The cited instances of the decline of values that followed suit were the rise of the role of money (at the cost of values), decline of human relationships (at the expense of transactions), and disregard for cooperation (taken over by competition) as a vital element of the economic institutions.
Globalization, Culture and Regional/Local Development
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego, 2012) Pyrkosz, Damian S.
The paper deals with an issue of successful placement of regional/local community development within the framework imposed by the overwhelming trend of globalization. The problem is approached from the perspective of identification of effective strategies which could be used to successfully sell regional diversity in the world markets. These issues are of are critical importance for political and economic decision-makers at both regional/local and national levels to secure development of their countries for the hopefully long years to come. Yet, they are even more critical to people themselves who live in regions and communities usually situated in remote parts of the country and characterized by more limited opportunities and resources. The paper points out that it is culture and culture-based production that can provide a viable strategy to effectively increase opportunities for development of the region and/or local community in the face of the globalizing world.
Integrating Culture into (Sustainable) Development – Values, Implications and Dilemmas
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego, 2014) Pyrkosz, Damian S.
The paper deals with the issue of the role of culture as an element of the sustainable development paradigm. However culture as an element of economic analysis of development had been underestimated for a long time, the rise of the paradigm of sustainable development made a window of opportunity for culture in this context. As the shift from the industrial to sustainable model necessitated change of the values pursued, culture has made its way to the development policy due to its integrative approach to economic, social and natural systems. In this context the paper aims to firstly present a brief outline of the landmarks in economic writings and the authors that drew attention to the value of cultural aspects in economic analysis. Then it goes on to identify characteristics of sustainable development that made it possible to naturally fit cultural considerations into the paradigm framework. Finally, the paper identifies a set of traits for culturally sustainable development and supports them with examples verifying the role of culture in economic development with a special focus to the European Union countries. The paper concludes with a critical account of features that make it difficult to include culture into the development analysis that have its roots either in the history of economic thought, cultural or psychological considerations.
Man and Relationships in Economy – the Sustainable Development Perspective
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego, 2015) Pyrkosz, Damian S.
The paper deals with the idea of human relationships in the context of economic development and particularly its importance for the idea of sustainable development. The very issue that relationships determine the outcomes of economy is not new. Beginning with the Founding Father of classical economics, Adam Smith who emphasized the idea that people act differently in market and nonmarket – for example family – situations to maximize their benefits. One of the most significant emphasis on the value of relationships for economic development was made by Karl Polanyi in its social embeddedness of economic systems. Today the value of relationship is gaining recognition in economics and has led to emergence of the relationships economy. Yet the most important long-term consequence of relationships is that they have become to be recognized as another critical economic and social resource and as such play a critical role in gaining competitive advantage. In this way relationships can be of critical importance not only for sustainable development but also as a measure protecting against the odds of economic downturns since they are frequently rooted in the decline of values and human relationships.
The role of culture in the process of modernization – the case of American agricultural policy
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego, 2011) Pyrkosz, Damian S.
The paper deals with the role of culture in the modernization of American agricultural policy. The role was neglected and underestimated for most of the 20th century. At the same time agriculture became an industry of food production with strong emphasis placed on increase in production efficiency and profit maximization. This had profound consequences for the quality of food, life of rural communities and the environment problems. Furthermore, growing dissatisfaction with numerous shortcomings of the policy of compensation and support for agricultural prices and farmers income necessitated search for a new more effective policy model. Construction of a new agricultural paradigm took advantage of the scientific and theoretical developments of the last two decades of the 20th century. In this way culture became an important aspect of sustainable agricultural modernization. Most typical examples of such policies were agricultural stewardship, revitalization of rural areas, cultural landscape and historic barn preservation. All these programs play important part in bringing economic revival to rural areas and all cultural production can potentially win competitive advantage of these areas over other in the market game.
Values and Economic Crisis
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego, 2012) Pyrkosz, Damian S.
In the midst of debates on possible causes and solutions to the current unrest in international markets, political and economic decision makers tend to primarily focus on the role of economic and financial measures and oversee the fact that the economic instability is also the result of negative occurrences beyond the economic sphere, i.e. in the area of values and culture. With reference to the findings in the 2010 World Economic Forum report and other relevant publications on the role of culture and values in economic development, the paper seeks to answer the question to what extent the present economic crisis is rooted in the crisis of some fundamental values critical not only to a sound economy but also society and what are the possible ways of dealing with it.