THE ROLE OF HUMAŃ AND SOCIAL CAPITAL IN THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE EXAMPLE OF PODKARPACKIE VOIVODESHIP

This paper is the attempt to reflect over the role of the human and social capital in the process of the existence of local communities using the empirical example of Podkarpackie Voivodeship. The main objective of this paper is to determine the level of human and social capital of inhabitants of Podkarpackie Voivodeship and the prospect of making use of those resources in the regional development of Podkarpackie Voivodeship. The research results have shown that there is a correlation between the human and social capital and regional development using the example of Podkarpackie Voivodeship. The analysis of correlation between both the human and social capital demonstrated a connection between the level of regional development and the possibility to increase it and the extent and quality of human and social capital the regional development can be affected by. The results of the research used in this paper come from the research project „Human and Social Capital and the Development of Podkarpackie Voivodeship" (agreement No. 2068/B/H03/2009/36) financed with the science funds for the period of 2009-2010.