pISSN 1899-5241 eISSN 1899-5772
4(38) 2015, 705–715
dr hab. inż. Ryszard Kata, prof. UR, Wydział Ekonomii, Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, ul. Ćwiklińskiej 2, 35-601 Rzeszów, Po-Abstract. The paper attempts to assess the extent of fi
nan-cial exclusion of the rural population in Poland. One of the most basic measures of fi nancial exclusion is percentage of adult residents lacking a bank account. This and other meas-ures verifying the population’s use of fundamental banking services and the statistical data on development of banking infrastructure in the territorial context were then employed to conduct an assessment of the extent and causes of fi nancial exclusion with a particular emphasis on the rural areas. The fi ndings show that, like in many other countries, the extent of provision of fi nancial services among the rural population is more limited compared to the urban population. The fi nan-cial exclusion, has much deeper roots going beyond the geo-graphical factors. The real causes of the fi nancial exclusion lie not only in access to banking services but also in their price, the population’s income, as well as being strongly aff ected by information and behaviour.
Key words: fi nancial exclusion, banking services, rural areas, provision of banking/fi nancial services, rural population
INTRODUCTION
“Żinancial exclusion” is broadly defi ned as the situation in which certain entities encounter di culties in the ac-cess to the fi nancial system and needed fi nancial ser-vices (Leyshon and Thrift, ń995). These serser-vices rely on holding an account and a possibility of performing non-cash settlements, access to the credit with a reason-able level of interest and commission or gathering small
amounts of savings with regard to their unstable profes-sional situation (żloukoviezoff , 2ŃŃ6).
In the literature, apart from the notion “unbanked” applied to the persons fi nancially excluded, there is also a notion of “underbanked” or “marginally banked” ap-plying to the persons that have an unsatisfactory access to banking services (Anderloni and Carluccio, 2ŃŃ7). Persons defi ned as unbanked or underbanked have a bank account but they do not use its capabilities.
In industrial countries, from ń% to ń7% adults do not hold a bank account. These diff erences rely on the discrepancies in the level of incomes of people. The countries with less income inequalities (measured with a żini coe cient) are characterised by a lower level of fi nancial exclusion (Kempson et al., 2ŃŃ4). There is also much empirical evidence that the problem of fi nancial exclusion is connected with a greater number of peo-ple in the countries with a lower level of economic de-velopment, high employment rate as well as an under-developed fi nancial system. Żor instance, the research conducted within the źuropean Union in 2ŃŃ8, presents that the level of fi nancial exclusion in Central and źast-ern źurope countriesń (Central and źastern źurope) is many times greater than in Uź-ń5 (źuropean Com-mission, 2ŃŃ8). In former źU member states, fi nancial exclusion reaches, on average, 7% of adults (Belgium, Źenmark, Luxembourg and Holland – lower than ń%),
ń It is precisely about ńŃ new źU member states (joined to
źU in 2ŃŃ4)
FINANCIAL EXCLUSION OF THE RURAL POPULATION
IN
POLAND
Ryszard Kata
, Alina Walenia, Damian S. Pyrkosz
in new member states it amounts to 34%. According to the same research, the problem of fi nancial exclusion is visible more within rural than urban communities, however, it regards mainly member states. Żor exam-ple, in źU-ń5 member states, the rate of adults expe-riencing fi nancial exclusion in rural areas amounted to 7%, on average, though, in bigger cities 6%, however in Central and źastern źurope 43% and 25% respectively (źuropean Commission, 2ŃŃ8ś Błędowski and Iwanicz-Źrozdowska, 2ŃŃ7).
RESEARCH OBJECTIVE
AND THE SOURCE OF EMPIRICAL DATA
The main objective of the following research paper is the assessment of the extent of fi nancial exclusion of the rural population in Poland. The theoretical part pre-sents classifi cation of fi nancial exclusion and its causes. The empirical part conducts assessment of the extent of fi nancial exclusion of the rural population in Poland in the 2ŃŃ6–2Ńń3 period. It is based on the level of pro-vision of banking services which indicates the use of banking account and the basic banking services. It is followed by an analysis of factor aff ecting the level of provision of fi nancial services with regard to various cross-population groups which is in turn used to identify several fi nancial exclusion-related issues.
The empirical analysis is based on the own research fi ndings as well as those conducted by other authors and published by Polish research centers. The survey was held in the second half of 2Ńń2 and included a randomly chosen group of ń23 residents of rural areas in the pod-karpackie voivodship.
TYPES AND CAUSES OF FINANCIAL EXCLUSION
The research on the extent and causes of fi nancial exclu-sion has been conducted at both the national and inter-national levels (Leyshon and Thrift, ń995ś HM Treas-ury, ń999ś Kempson and Whyley, ń999aś Carbo et al., 2ŃŃ5ś Źevlin, 2ŃŃ5ś Corr, 2ŃŃ6ś źuropean Commission, 2ŃŃ8ś Żondeville et al., 2ŃńŃś Huysentruyt et al., 2ŃńŃ). The authors come to conclusion that fi nancial exclusion is not homogenousŚ it assumes various forms related to the cause (Table ń).
The research in the extent of exclusions due to geo-graphical access was commenced in the żreat Britain in
the mid- ń99Ńs (Leyshon and Thrift ń995ś ń996). It re-lied on the analysis of social and economic consequenc-es of changconsequenc-es in the spatial development of fi nancial ser-vices and infrastructure. In particular, they concentrated on post-industrial areas.
Leyshon et al. (2ŃŃ8) analysed the scale and reasons for closing bank branches of various types of geo-de-mographic areas in the żreat Britain. They emphasised the signifi cance of a physical access to bank branches for local societies. They indicated that one of the most pressing symptoms of growing fi nancial exclusion is the closure of branches in low-income neighbourhoods. Żurthermore, the studies on reorganisation of retail bank branches on rural areas in Canada were conducted by Bowles (2ŃŃŃ). Birkin et al. (2ŃŃ2) indicate a rela-tionship between the social status of the population in a given area and the closure of bank branches. In the literature, it has been emphasised that the processes of fi nancial exclusion are determined by the dynamics of local economy, the situation on the local labour market and migration tendencies as well as by the development of the local real estate market (Marshall, 2ŃŃ4).
Another area of research relies on the analysis of the infl uence of the reregulation processes of retail fi nan-cial markets, growing level of competition on fi nannan-cial markets, disintermediation or securitisation of assets for the benefi t of an access of certain social groups to fi nan-cial services (Leyshon and Thrift, ń995ś Christopherson and Hovey, ń996ś MacŹonald, ń996). Banks and other fi nancial institutions have begun to pay close attention to the relationship between costs and income because it is believed within the industry that an a uent minor-ity are responsible for generating most of the profi ts of banks and other fi nancial services fi rms (Pollard, ń995). As a result, such institutions and social groups obtain a broad access to a growing range of products and ser-vices. Consequently, there are observed the processes of fi nancial exclusion, which disproportionately aff ect the poorer and more disadvantaged segments of society (in the aspect of banks’ profi ts).
Table 1. Types and reasons for fi nancial exclusion Tabela 1. Rodzaje i przyczyny wykluczenia fi nansowego
źxclusion due toŚ Wykluczenie ze względu naŚ
Signs
Przejawy PrzyczynyReasons
żeographical access Źostępno ć geografi czną
lack of a proper number of bank branches brak odpowiedniej liczby placówek bankowych poorly developed fi nancial infrastructure (branches, ATMs, payment terminals etc.)
słabo rozwinięta infrastruktura fi nansowa (oddziały, bankomaty, terminale płatnicze itp.)
withdrawal of banks (closure of branches) from low-income neigh-bourhoods along with a low and irregular demand for bank services (post-industrial territories, rural areas)
wycofywanie się banków (zamykanie oddziałów) z terenów o ni -szych dochodach ludno ci oraz niskim i nieregularnym popycie na usługi bankowe (tereny postindustrialne, obszary wiejskie) lack of banks’ interest in creating the network of branches on rural and problematic areas
brak zainteresowania banków tworzeniem placówek na obszarach wiejskich i problemowych
Access exclusion
Źostępno ć usług lack of access to a bank creditbrak dostępu do kredytu bankowego inability to use electronic banking niemo no ć skorzystania z bankowo ci elektronicznej
no creditworthiness brak zdolno ci kredytowej
inappropriate social and personal features (age, low level of fi nan-cial knowledge)
nieodpowiednie cechy społeczno-osobowe (wiek, niski poziom wiedzy fi nansowej)
lack or poor credit history brak lub słaba historia kredytowa no security accepted by banks
brak akceptowanych przez banki zabezpiecze Condition exclusion
Warunki usług off ered bank’s products and services do not meet customers’ expectations oferowane przez bank produkty i usługi nie odpo-wiadają potrzebom klientów
no know-how and experience in servicing several groups of customers
brak know-how i do wiadczenia w obsłudze niektórych grup klientów
excessive unifi cation of services nadmierna unifi kacja usług Price exclusion
Cenę usług excessive fees and commissions connected with a bank account wygórowane opłaty i prowizje związane z rachun-kiem bankowym
too high costs of gaining a bank credit zbyt wysoki koszt pozyskania kredytu
high transactional costs, costs of smoothening the asymmetry of information
wysokie koszty transakcyjne, koszty łagodzenia asymetrii informacji
high unit costs at a low volume of turnover
wysokie koszty jednostkowe przy niskim wolumenie obrotów Marketing exclusion
Wykluczenie marketingowe
no information on the bank’s off er, updated promotions
brak informacji o ofercie banku, aktualnych promocjach
no off er directed at a given segment of customers brak oferty skierowanej do danego segmentu klientów
some less profi table groups of customers are not targeted by pro-viders and so they are unaware of the fi nancial services available dostawcy usług nie ukierunkowują działa marketingowych na niektóre mniej dochodowe grupy klientów, stąd nie są oni
wiadomi dostępno ci tych usług
Self-exclusion
Samowykluczenie voluntary resignation coming from the sense of no need to use banking services or lack of knowl-edge of possibilities of gaining them
dobrowolna rezygnacja płynąca z poczucia braku potrzeby korzystania z usług bankowych lub niewie-dzy o mo liwo ci ich nabycia
cultural and psychological barriers, conviction that “fi nancial ser-vices are ‘not for people like us”
bariery kulturowe i psychologiczne, przekonanie, e „usługi fi nan-sowe nie są dla ludzi takich jak my”
Marron, 2ŃŃ7). Chakravarty (2ŃŃ6) argues the impor-tance of physical presence for the quality of information on which loan decisions are made in bank.
Apart from the reasons for fi nancial exclusion con-nected with access to fi nancial services including geo-graphical access, Kempson and Whyley (ń999a), in-dicated four additional forms of fi nancial exclusionŚ “condition exclusion”, “price exclusion”, “marketing exclusion”, and “self-exclusion” (Table ń). Condition exclusion and price exclusion results i.e. from non-adjustment of fi nancial services off ered by banks (as well as other fi nancial agents) to the needs of custom-ers coming from local societies. Such customcustom-ers are characterised by lower incomes, lower mobility, lower susceptibility to using electronic channels of access to fi nancial services, lower and more irregular demand for such services in comparison to the customers from ur-banised areas. These factors constitute a complex set of often overlapping barriers. Żurthermore, Kempson and Whyley (ń999b) noted that exclusion from fi nancial ser-vices is a dynamic process and has no single explana-tion. People can move in and out of fi nancial exclusion either temporarily or for the long term.
Another area of the analysis regards an infl uence of political actions (including legal regulations) directed at limiting the problem of fi nancial exclusion. Such regula-tions may be encountered e.g. in the USA (Community Reinvestment Act and the Home Mortgage Źisclosure Act). Such legislation has been responsible for banks and savings and loans institutions making loans in lower in-come neighbourhoods which would otherwise not have been made (Źymski and Veitch, ń996). Much attention is paid to the assessment of strategies promoting fi nancial inclusion and limitation of over indebtedness. Such ac-tions implemented in the żreat Britain, Żrance, Belgium and Irland are described by żloukoviezoff (2Ńńń).
Żord and Rowlingson (ń996) indicate the institu-tional and behavioural factors which infl uence the level of fi nancial exclusion including self-exclusion of certain entities from the formal market of fi nancial services. The research places itself in an important area of the analysis of social and economic factors determining fi nancial ex-clusion. Another area of the research regards the analy-sis of various types of fi nancial institutions in limiting this phenomenon. In this context the signifi cance of lo-cal fi nancial institutions including development banks and credit unions, which seek to substitute for the ab-sence of formal retail fi nancial institutions, by providing
relatively small loans to individuals and households has been emphasised (Hudson et al., ń994ś McArthur et al., ń993ś Thomas and Balloch, ń994ś Żuller, ń998ś Kata, 2ŃŃ7). Among the institutions which, in many countries, has a great signifi cance in fi nancial services provided for the benefi t of local societies are cooperative banks (Van źmpel, 2ŃŃńś Żonteyne, 2ŃŃ7). Their transfor-mations, increase in the scope of activity, functioning within banking groups, implementation of technologies and methods of customer service characteristic for com-mercial banks causes than their activity resembles large commercial fi nancial institutions, which not necessary is convenient for the customers from local environments (żloukoviezoff , 2ŃńŃ). Żor example, in Poland, cooper-ative banks have been extending their chain of branches within several years but it has been mainly focused on urbanised areas.
A separate issue relies on studying the infl uence of fi nancial exclusion on social and economic processes. Żinancial exclusion is often a more extended element of social exclusion and it initiates a range of processes leading to a social and economic pauperisation of cer-tain entities and social groups. One of the processes be-ing a derivative of fi nancial exclusion is gentrifi cation of rural areas, relying on a gradual supplantation from some areas (especially peri-urban rural area) persons with low incomes and di cult fi nancial situation by the infl ow of dwellers with a greater potential (Scott and żkartzios, 2ŃńŃ).
SPATIAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINANTS OF PEOPLE USING BANK SERVICES
In order to defi ne the level of fi nancial exclusion, the analysis of the use of banking services) is usually ap-plied. This is the notion defi ning the level of using bank-ing services by the society. The basic measurement for the people using bank services is the index illustrating the ratio of adults using a bank account. Between the people with bank accounts and fi nancial exclusion is a reversed relation i.e. an increase of using bank servic-es causservic-es the fi nancial exclusion (however, understood broadly i.e. while considering the persons consciously resigning from banking services).
from the year 2ŃŃ6 and 2Ńń2 indicates that between these years, the index of the people holding a current ac-count signifi cantly increased in all groups of people due to their place of residence (Żig. ń). The greatest increase of the index of the persons holding a current account was on rural areas (by 34%). Nevertheless, in 2Ńń2 the index of the persons not holding a bank account was still greatest in rural areas (and amounted to 28%). Un-doubtedly, this may be infl uenced by the fact that rural area dwellers gain signifi cantly lower incomes than city dwellers but it also indicates a far greater level of confi -dence in banks (Table 2).
The research conducted by the National Bank of Poland presents that the level of persons with bank ac-counts depends on the factors such as age, education, incomes of households, place of residence, status of employment, kind of profession (Table 3). Apart from these, other studies conducted in diff erent countries (Connolly and Hajjaj, 2ŃŃńś źuropean Commission, 2ŃŃ8ś Żondeville et al., 2ŃńŃ) suggest the existence of such relations.
The level of persons with bank accounts within the society is connected with an access to banking services which is connected with the closeness to bank branches as well as quality, diversity and completion of the off er regarding banking services directed to particular groups of customers. The persons residing in rural areas are
particularly exposed to fi nancial exclusion due to the accessibility to banking services (access exclusion), in-cluding a geographical access resulting from lower sat-isfaction of the territorial space of bank branches and ATMs (Żig. 2). żreater distance from a bank branch imposes certain transactional costs and alternative costs connected with using bank services (e.g. costs connected with time wasting and devoting for travelling to banks). However, the development of e-banking may ease this problem, but it does not solve it fully. As shown from the research, in Poland customers in villages connected the selection of a bank with spatial distance and direct, personal contact with a bank (Kata, 2ŃńŃ). In rural ar-eas, ca. half of households does not have a computer or internet access. However, the greater barrier in develop-ing e-bankdevelop-ing services are mental and educational fac-tors that infl uence i.e. confi dence of bank customers in this kind of solutions. Various research (żłodek, 2ŃŃ7ś miłowski and Idzik, 2ŃŃ6) shows that on rural areas in Poland, only ca. ńŃ–ńń% of bank customers are in-terested in the contact with a bank via internet or other electronic channels.
According to żostomski (2ŃŃ8) among many rea-sons for fi nancial exclusion lying on the side of banks, the particular role is played by the following factorsŚ
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Fig. 1. Level of Polish people using banking services depending on their place of residence SourceŚ own elaboration based on Ko li ski (2ŃŃ9ś 2Ńń3).
Table 2. Net personal incomes and level of confi dence in banks in Poland according to the place of residence (2Ńńń) Tabela 2. Źochody osobiste netto oraz poziom zaufania do banków w Polsce według miejsca zamieszkania (2Ńńń r.)
Place of residence Miejsce zamieszkania
Net personal income (in PLN)
Źochód osobisty netto (w zł) Confi dence in banks (% of people)Zaufanie do banków (% ludno ci) average
rednia odch. stand.stand. dev. ogółemtotal komercyjnychcommercial Cities with >5ŃŃ thous. inhabitants
Miasta ponad 5ŃŃ tys. mieszka ców 2 597 2 25Ń 53.4 3ń.9 Cities with 2ŃŃ–5ŃŃ thous. inhabitants
Miasta 2ŃŃ–5ŃŃ tys. mieszka ców 2 ŃŃń ń 48ń 46.8 26.2 Cities with ńŃŃ–2ŃŃ thous. inhabitants
Miasta ńŃŃ–2ŃŃ tys. mieszka ców ń 8ń2 ń ńŃń 46.8 25.Ń Cities with 2Ń–ńŃŃ thous. inhabitants
Miasta 2Ń–ńŃŃ tys. mieszka ców ń 8Ń8 ń 365 39.4 2Ń.5 Towns with <2Ń thous. inhabitants
Miasta <2Ń tys. mieszka ców ń 8Ń2 ń 736 35.4 ń7.5
Village – Wie ń 478 ń 2Ń6 35.ń ń6.ń
SourceŚ Czapi ski and Panek (2Ńńń). ródłoŚ Czapi ski i Panek (2Ńńń).
Table 3. Żactors including the level of people with bank accounts in Poland (2Ńń2) Tabela 3. Czynniki mające wpływ na poziom ubankowienia ludno ci w Polsce (2Ńń2 r.)
Żactor
Czynnik Najwy szy poziom ubankowieniaHighest level of being bank Najni szy poziom ubankowieniaLowest level of being bank Age
Wiek persons at the age of 25–39 years (9ń%)osoby w wieku 25–39 lat (9ń%) persons at the age ≥6Ń years (56%)osoby w wieku ≥6Ń lat (56%) źducation
Wykształcenie persons with higher education (95%)osoby z wykształceniem wy szym (95%) persons with primary education (38%)osoby z wykształceniem podstawowym (38%) Net incomes
Źochody netto households with net income >3 thous. PLN (93%) gospodarstwa domowe o dochodzie netto >3 tys. zł (93%)
households with net income < Ń.8 thous. PLN (62%)
gospodarstwa domowe o dochodzie netto <Ń,8 tys. zł (62%)
Place of residence
Miejsce zamieszkania cities with >5ŃŃ thous. inhabitants (83%)miasta >5ŃŃ tys. mieszka ców (83%) village population (72%)mieszka cy wsi (72%) źmployment
Zatrudnienie persons with a steady job (9Ń%)osoby mające stałą pracę (9Ń%) unemployed (7ń%)bezrobotni (7ń%) Social and professional group
żrupa społeczno-zawodowa employees of public sector institutions, entrepre-neur (84%) pracownicy instytucji sektora publicznego (84%)
farmers* (45%), pensioners (73%) rolnicy*, renci ci i emeryci (73%)
* Research focused on the whole population of those employed in agriculture, not only the owners of farm. SourceŚ Ko li ski (2Ńń3), BPS (2Ńń3).
and peripheral areas, in which it is impossible to gener-ate high incomes due to a lower number of customers and turnover values. żreater interest in customers on these areas is only indicated by cooperative banks.
2. Superseding services at traditional bank counters with online fi nancial products or by means of self-ser-vice terminals, which is di cult to be accepted by old and low educated people.
3. Żusions and acquisitions in the banking sectors lead to a decrease of the number of independent bank branches, especially on the areas of low economic activ-ity. The consequences of this is a greater way to the bank and resignation from banking services by the persons without a car or other possibility of reaching the bank.
In Poland the ratio of rural people using the basic banking services is lower in comparison to the average numbers for the country (Lepczy ski, 2ŃŃ8). The index of deposits held by rural people is very low as well as the volume of credits taken by village dwellers. The lev-el of using modern payment instruments is also low. It
means that the level of development of banking services in Polish villages is inadequate to the demographical po-tential of villagers.
One of the greatest areas of fi nancial exclusion is the lack of access to bank credits (credit exclusion). The research results indicate that the scale of using bank credits by village inhabitants, measured with the ratio of credit burden per households is lower than in case of city dwellers (Żig. 3).
The most signifi cant reason for not possessing a banking account in Poland generally in 2Ńń2 (sample of 4ń2 responders) was a lack of a need for one (iden-tifi ed by every other responder), and further belief of Poles that their income is too low to save up and lack of money and savings (53% altogether). The third cause in order of importance is preference given to cash money (24%). As for the rural residents it is characteristic that each cause was identifi ed more frequently (the respond-ents had unlimited choice of causes). It could denote that causes of fi nancial exclusion among the rural population
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SourceŚ own study, źCB Statistical Źata httpŚ//sdw.ecb.europa.eu/ and VISA źurope Pro-gram (2ŃŃ9).
Rys. 2. Przeciętna liczba placówek bankowych oraz bankomatów na ń mln mieszka ców (2ŃŃ9)
* Wielko ci szacunkowe dla Polski południowo-wschodniej.
are more complicated and deeper. Particularly disturbing is the much higher share of the rural population pointing to low income, lack of regular income, lack of saving and high price of fi nancial services. Żinally, they more often demonstrate lack of trust in banks, larger distances to banking institutions and lack of knowledge and skills necessary to avail themselves of a banking account.
CONCLUSION
Żinancial exclusion in the context of scale and reasons of this phenomenon has been the subject of various re-search since the mid ń99Ńs. In literature, there is a great signifi cance of geographical and demographical factors, which infl uence the social and economic characteristics of various areas. One of the key issues is availability of bank service with regard to their place of residence. In the studies performed in żreat Britain, as well as in
New Zealand, Australia or Belgium, there are observed processes of closing bank branches on peripheral areas, including post-industrial areas, which has a signifi cant importance for the problem of fi nancial exclusion.
The scale of fi nancial exclusion in Poland is greater in villages than in urbanised areas. The reason for that results not only on closing bank branches, however, it has been observed within the last few years, but mostly a poor development of bank infrastructure in rural areas. żeneral reasons for fi nancial exclusion in rural areas are embedded both on the side of demand and supply of the market of banking services. These fi rst ones include lower and less stable farmers’ incomes as well as the reasons of a behavioural, informative and educational character. Psycho-personal features decide on fi nancial self-exclusion for many potential purchasers of fi nancial services in rural areas. Żurthermore, on the side of sup-ply, apart from the aforementioned poor development
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Fig. 3. Burden index of households in Poland with bank credits* according to the place of residence (2ŃŃ7)
* Percentage of households in the volume of credits (%)/percentage of households in the total number of households (%)
SourceŚ own calculations based on (Zajączkowski and ochowski, 2ŃŃ7).
Rys. 3. Wska nik obcią enia gospodarstw domowych w Polsce kredytami bankowymi* według miejsca zamieszkania (2ŃŃ7 r.)
* Udział gospodarstw w wolumenie kredytów (%)/udział gospodarstw w liczbie gospo-darstw domowych ogółem (%)
of fi nancial infrastructure in rural areas (bank branches, ATMs) great signifi cance has also prices and condi-tions of the services off ered by banks and the problem of information asymmetry and their derivatives. Conse-quently, the rural population encounters many obstacles in access to fi nancial services on the(mainstream mar-ket). The off er of bank services is limited, di cult to gain and often maladjusted to the needs of local clients. Poor development of the banking sector and existence of local monopoly on the fi nancial market, forces the local society to pay higher prices for fi nancial services (in comparison to urban population) or use of very ex-pensive para-banking services.
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WYKLUCZENIE FINANSOWE LUDNO
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Streszczenie. W opracowaniu podjęto próbę okre lenia poziomu wykluczenia fi nansowego ludno ci wiejskiej w Polsce. Jed-ną z podstawowych miar wykluczenia fi nansowego jest odsetek dorosłych mieszka ców nieposiadających konta bankowego. Wykorzystując ten miernik, a tak e inne miary wiadczące o korzystaniu przez ludno ć z podstawowych usług bankowych oraz dane opisujące rozwój infrastruktury bankowej w układzie typów jednostek terytorialnych, dokonano analizy poziomu i przyczyn wykluczenia fi nansowego – ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem obszarów wiejskich. Ustalono, e w Polsce, podobnie jak w wielu innych krajach, poziom ubankowienia ludno ci wiejskiej jest ni szy w porównaniu z ludno cią zamieszkałą na te-renach zurbanizowanych. Wykluczenie fi nansowe ludno ci wiejskiej ma znacznie szersze podło e ni tylko geografi czne. Jego przyczyny wią ą się z dostępno cią usług bankowych, ale tak e z ich ceną i dochodami ludno ci. Mają ródła informacyjne i behawioralne.
Słowa kluczowe: wykluczenie fi nansowe, usługi fi nansowe, obszary wiejskie, ubankowienie, ludno ć wiejska
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