SOCIAL CAPITAL IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES – ITS IMPORTANCE, CIRCUMSTANCES AND BARRIERS OF PROGRESSION IN THE PROCESS OF COMBATING POVERTY

Abstract

The aim of this article is to present the importance, circumstances, and barriers of social capital progression in the process of combating poverty at a local level. Article refers to project “Capacity – new form of social capital in town community Przasnysz”, which aim is to develop a new model of combating poverty at a local level. The main thesis says the social capital index in Poland is low, and its role is one of the most important defense mechanism against poverty.