Rola i znaczenie kooperatyzmu w poglądach Edwarda Abramowskiego

Abstract

The article presents the views of Edward Abramowski on cooperativism. Abramowski can be treated as one of the major ideologues of the Polish cooperativism, the father of Polish cooperatives. The article presents the meaning that Abramowski ascribed to cooperatives, how he perceived their roles. By exposing the advantages of associations and their meaning, Abramowski presented them in the context of the role of the state. He believed that associations are the best school of democracy and contribute to changing the social structure in the desired direction. He emphasized that cooperatives aim at forming particular attitudes among people and leading to changes in the social awareness. The article also signalizes the impact of Abramowski’s idea not only on the cooperative movement but also on the leftwing circles in the Second Polish Republic as well as people’s movement.