Koncepcja przebudowy ustroju rolnego i zagospodarowania Ziem Zachodnich w ujęciu Wincentego Stysia jako przejaw efektywności działalności gospodarczej

The article presents Wincenty Stys's programme of reorganization of the agricultural system, which aimed at increasing agricultural productivity and elimination of income inequality in rural areas. The author describes activities proposed by Stys, which aimed at repairing the agricultural system based on increasing the rural population's share in property and the generated income. The article depicts Stys's belief in the importance of the development of cooperatives, which would help to introduce technological progress in agriculture. It also highlights Stys's role in the process of development and occupancy of Western Lands and indicates that, besides developing new political systems for agriculture, he also took part in the organisation of the first Polish cooperatives of settlements around Wrocław.