19 th International Conference ETHICS IN ECONOMIC LIFE PROCEEDINGS

19 th International Conference ETHICS IN ECONOMIC LIFE PROCEEDINGS May 7-8, 2015 Łódź

O R G A N I S I N G C O M M I T T E E : C h a i r m a n Sc i e n t i f i c S e c r e t a r y S e c r e t a r i e s : P r o f. C zesław DOMAŃSKI, Ph D J o a n n a D Z IONEK - K O Z Ł O W S K A, PhD P r o f. Rafał MATERA, PhD P r o f. Janusz SKODLAR S K I, Ph D P r o f. Jan Jacek S Z T A U D YNGER, PhD M A D a m i a n B Ę B N O W S K I M A D a r i u s z BOMANOWSKI P i o t r G A B R I E L C Z A K, PhD K a m i l K O W A L S K I, P h D T h e 1 9 th I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e i s c o - o r ga n i s e d b y D e p a r t m e n t o f S t a t i s t i c a l M e t h o d s C h a i r o f E c o n o m e t r i c s D e p a r t m e n t o f Histo r y o f E c o n o m i c Though t a n d E c o n o m i c Hist o r y o f t h e U n i ve r s i t y o f Ł ó d ź T h e h o n o u r a b l e p a t r o n a ge o ver t h e 1 9 th I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e ' E t h i c s i n E c o n o m i c L i f e ' h a s b e e n t a k e n b y : A r c h b i s h o p o f L o d z, rev. p r o f. Marek JĘDRASZEWSK I, P h D M a r s h a l o f t h e L o d z Voi vods h i p, Witold S T Ę P I E Ń M a y o r o f L o d z, Ha n n a Z D A N O W S K A E N G L I S H P R O O F R E A D I N G P i o t r G a b r i elczak PhD, M a r k M u i r h ead P O L I S H P R O O F R E A D I N G, E D I T I N G & T Y P E S E T T I N G J o a n n a D zionek - K o z ł o w s k a P h D Printed directly from camera ready materials provided to Łódź University Press by the Department of the History of Economic Thought and Economic History of the University of Lodz Wydrukowano z gotowych materiałów dostarczonych do Wydawnictwa UŁ Published by the Lodz University Press Wydanie W.06893.15.0.I ISBN 978-83-7969-646-8 Lodz University Press 90-138 Łódź, Poland, 8 Lindleya St. www.wydawnictwo.uni.lodz.pl e-mail: ksiegarnia@uni.lodz.pl phone +48 42 665 58 63, fax +48 42 665 58 62 Druk i oprawa: Quick Druk

CONTENTS / SPIS TREŚCI 3 Programme of the 19 th International Conference Ethics in Economic Life / Program XIX Konferencji Etyka w życiu gospodarczym 11 Abstracts of the papers / Streszczenia referatów Prof. Imre KOVÁCH, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary Projectification. The New Spirit of Capitalism 17 Prof. Costea MUNTEANU, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania Fr Dr Petre COMȘA, Valahia University of Targoviste, Romania An Interdiciplinary Perspective on the Relationship between Ethics and Nowadays Capitalism 18 Prof. Ja cek SÓJKA, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland Greed and the Causes of Financial Crisis 19 Dr Joanna DZIONEK-KOZŁOWSKA, Prof. Rafał MATERA University of Łódź, Poland New Institutional Economics Perspective on Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Acemoglu & Robinson's Step 21 Prof. Andreea -Oana IACOBUȚĂ, Prof. Mircea ASANDULUI Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania Institutional Change and Institutional Inertia in Romanian Society: the Role of Traditional Values 22 Dr Cla udiu TIGANAS, Prof. Andreea -Oana IACOBUȚĂ, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania Social Assistance Mentality in Romania: Cultural Inheritance or Effect of Social Protection Policies? 23 Prof. Mircea ASANDULUI, dr Carmen PINTILESCU, dr Daniela VIORICA, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania The Analysis of the Causal Relationships between Output Growth, Inflation, Real and Nominal Uncertainty in the Case the Newest EU Countries 23 Prof. Liviu- George MAHA, MSc Iulian HERTUG Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania Contemporary Controversies regarding Corporate Social Responsibility 24

4 CONTENTS / SPIS TREŚCI Prof. Przemysław ROTENGRUBER, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland Deklaracja wiary dokument różnicujący czy zrównujący uprawnienia lekarza i pacjenta? The Declaration of Faith Whether it Helps or Hinders the Conclusion of the Patient-Doctor Contract 27 Prof. Sta nisław WIET ESKA, University of Łódź, Poland Zagrożenia towarzyszące konsumpcji produktów roślinnych genetycznie modyfikowanych The Threads Triggered by the Consumption of the Genetically Modified Crops 28 MA Paweł NAWARA, etmek, Poland Ochrona zdrowia w Polsce system pozbawiony moralności Healthcare in Poland a System without Morality 29 Dr Woj ciech WYPLER, University of Warsaw, Poland Uczciwość jako przedmiot diagnozy psychologicznej w rekrutacji i selekcji pracowników Integrity as a Subject of Psychological Diagnosis in the Process of the Recruitment and Selection of Employees 30 Dr inż. Piotr WAJSZCZY K, Łódź University of Technology, Poland Rozeznanie w praktyce zawodowej i etyce inżynierskiej Discretion in Professional Practice and in Engineering Ethics 31 Prof. Woj cie ch JARECKI, University of Szczecin, Poland Czy dla studentów kierunków ekonomicznych studia są drogą do podnoszenia kompetencji zawodowych? Is Higher Education a Way for Economics Students to Raise Their Qualifications? 32 Dr Marek DELONG, University of Rzeszow, Poland Aspekty moralno-etyczne polskiej transformacji w enuncjacjach Episkopatu Polski Ethics of the Polish Transformation in Enunciations of the Polish Episcopate 35 MA Damian BĘBNOWSKI, University of Łódź, Poland Atrakcyjność projektu metodologii praktycznej i epistemologii cnoty dla badań historyczno-gospodarczych. Zarys problematyki The Attractiveness of the Project of Practical Methodology and Virtue Epistemology for Economic History Research. An Outline of Issues 36 Paweł KUBACKI, University of Łódź, Poland Prawo muzułmańskie w wybranych konstytucjach państw islamskich Islamic Law in the Constitutions of the Selected Muslims States 38

CONTENTS / SPIS TREŚCI 5 Ka tarzyna GRABARCZY K, University of Łódź, Poland W poszukiwaniu uzasadnienia dla dalszej integracji europejskiej. Wspólne wartości konstytucyjne jako element europejskiej tożsamości prawnej In Search of the Justification for Further European Integration. Common Constitutional Values as an Element of European Legal Identity 39 BA Aleksandra ŁOZOWS KA, BA Damian SZYMCZAK, University of Łódź, Poland Outsourcing polityczny z perspektywy oceny etycznej Political Outsourcing from the Perspective of Ethical Assessment 40 Prof. Liviu- George MAHA, MSc Ga briel C ipr ian ANDRUSEAC Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania Ethical Issues regarding Strategic Industries and Economic Security 43 Dr Anna HORODEC KA, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland The Changing Face of Economics? Ethical Issues in Contemporary Economic Schools as a Consequence of the Changes in the Concept of Human Nature 43 MA Jagoda KOMUSIŃSKA, Cracow University of Economics, Poland Economics Seen in the Perspective of Frankfurt School Philosophy a Scientific Discipline of Instrumental Reason 44 Dr Agnieszka MAREK, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland Servant Leadership in Local Government Institutions 45 Fr Dr Bij u MICHAEL SDB, Salesian Pontifical University in Rome, Studium Theologicum Salesianum in Jerusalem, Israel Civilians in the Line of Fire. Catholic Perspective 46 Prof. Sławomir KAMOSIŃSKI, Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Praca jako obowiązek a praca jako źródło satysfakcji. Etyczne, polityczne i ekonomiczne aspekty pracy Work as a Duty versus Work as Source of Satisfaction. Ethical, Political and Economic Aspects of Work 47 Dr Michał A. MICHALSKI, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland Rodzina, dobrobyt, rozwój dlaczego rozkład rodziny prowadzi do kryzysu gospodarczego? Family, Welfare, Development Why Decomposition of the Family Leads to Economic Decline? 48

6 CONTENTS / SPIS TREŚCI Prof. Paweł GRATA, University of Rzeszow, Poland Zakres odpowiedzialności pracodawców wobec rodzin pracowników w Drugiej Rzeczpospolitej The Range of Responsibilities of Employers Had towards Workers Families in the Second Republic of Poland 50 MA Nata lia KOSZT OWNA, Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Aspekty Prawne Zatrudnienia Kobiet W Okresie PRL-U I Współcześnie Etyka Działań Podejmowanych Przez Państwo The Legal Aspects of The Employment of Women in the Poland s People Republic and Today the Ethics of Actions Taken by the State 50 MA Janusz WDZIĘCZA K, University of Łódź, Poland Wpływ czynników kulturowych na tworzenie się biznesowych i politycznych klanów na terenie byłego ZSRR The Influence of Cultural Factors on Creating Political and Business Clans in the Former USRR Area 52 Dr Szymon KAZUSEK, Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Poland Po bezdrożach działalności celników w Koronie w XVI-XVIII wieku The Illegal Activity of Customs Officials in the Crown in the 16th-18th Centuries 55 Prof. Zdzisław SZYMAŃSKI University of Economics and Innovation in Lublin, Poland Ekonomiczne i etyczne cele ziemiańskiego stronnictwa klemensowczyków w latach czterdziestych XIX wieku Economic and Ethical Aims of the Landowning Party of Klemensowczycy in the 1940s 56 Prof. Mirosław KŁUSEK, University of Agriculture in Cracow, Poland Dekret z 13 kwietnia 1945 r. o nadzwyczajnym podatku od wzbogacenia wojennego Decree of 13 April 1945 on Extraordinary War-Wealth Tax 57 MA Robert ANDRZEJCZYK, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland Międzynarodowe układy odszkodowawcze podpisane przez Polskę po II wojnie światowej jako próba podjęcia odpowiedzialności za nacjonalizację mienia cudzoziemców. Bilateral Indemnization Agreements Signed by Poland after the World War II as an Attempt to Take Responsibility for the Nationalization of Foreign Citizens Property 58 Dr Kamil KOWALSKI, University of Łódź, Poland Humanitarny wymiar Europejskiego Programu Odbudowy Humanitarian Aspect of European Recovery Program 60

CONTENTS / SPIS TREŚCI 7 Prof. Bożena KLIMCZAK, Wrocław University of Economics, Poland Cnoty i niecnoty biznesmena The Virtues and Anti-Virtues of a Businessman 63 Prof. Paweł STAROSTA, Prof. J. Jacek SZTAUDYNGER, MSc Ewa AMBROZIAK University of Łódź, Poland Trust and Economic Growth in Europe 64 Prof. Imre KOVÁCH, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary The Knowledge Use and the Production of Knowledge 65 Prof. Franciszek PIONTEK, University of Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland Ruch Foccolari i charyzmat jedności jako wkład w urzeczywistnianie rozwagi i etyki w gospodarowaniu The Focolare Movement and the Charism of Unity as a Contribution to the Development of Prudence and Ethics in Management 67 Rev. Prof. Sta nisław KOWALCZY K, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland Ekonomiczna aktywność państwa w społecznym nauczaniu Papieża Jana Pawła II Economic Role of the State in the John Paul II s Social Teaching 68 Dr Adam ZADROGA, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland Spór o normę moralności w etyce biznesu: utylitaryzm versus personalizm The Dispute about the Standard of Morality in Business Ethics: Utilitarianism versus Personalism 69 MA Emilia KACZMAREK, University of Warsaw, Poland Pharmaceutical Industry Ethics Burning Issues 71 Matthew GLADDEN, Institute of Computer Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland & Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA Cryptocurrency with a Conscience: Using Artificial Intelligence to Develop Money that Advances Human Ethical Values 72 BSc Georgios MELISSOURGOS, University of Macedonia, Greece Towards a Moral Economy: Social and Solidarity Economy in Thessaloniki 73 Dr Krzysztof ŚWIESZCZA K, University of Łódź, Poland Tworzenie wartości przedsiębiorstwa dla interesariuszy na przykładzie banku Creation of Enterprise Value for the Stakeholders on the Example of a Bank 75

8 CONTENTS / SPIS TREŚCI Dr Marika ŚWIESZCZAK, University of Łódź, Poland Wywieranie wpływu na decyzje zakupowe klientów banków Exerting Pressure on Bank Customers Purchasing Decisions 76 MA Michał TRZEBOWSKI, Wrocław University of Economics, Poland Etyka zawodowa agenta ubezpieczeniowego w obliczu rozwoju kanałów dystrybucji typu direct Insurance Broker s Professional Ethics in the light of Development of the Direct Distribution Channels 77 MA Przemysław SAŁEK, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland Ekonomiczne i etyczne aspekty funkcjonowania branży bukmacherskiej w Polsce Economical and Ethical Aspects of Polish Betting Market Regulations 78 Dr Ro bert ROGOWSKI, State Higher Vocational School in Nowy Sacz, Poland Praktyka wdrażania CSR w polskich przedsiębiorstwach The Practice of CSR Implementation in Polish Companies 81 Dr Ka tarzyna OLEJNICZAK, Czestochowa University of Technology, Poland Etyczna kultura miarą odpowiedzialnego zarządzania Ethical Culture as a Benchmark of Responsible Management 81 Dr Agnieszka ŁUKASIEWICZ -KAMIŃSKA, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland Społeczna odpowiedzialność miasta Social Responsibility of a City 83 MA Piotr NIEP OROWSKI, Univeristy of Zielona Gora, Poland Aktualne trendy współpracy pomiędzy biznesem a organizacjami pozarządowymi na przykładzie województwa lubuskiego Current Trends in Fostering Cooperation between Business and NGO s Supported by Examples from Lubusz Voivodeship 84 MA Paweł SIEK, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) in Lublin, Poland Wartość odpowiedzialności. Perspektywa filozoficzna i religijna w zarządzaniu Value of the Responsibility. Philosophical and Religious Perspective in Management 85

PROGRAMME OF THE 19TH CONFERENCE ETHICS IN ECONOMIC LIFE 9 7 May, 2015 8:30-9:15 Holy Mass (in Polish) Msza Święta St Theresa and St John Bosco s Church Kościół św. Teresy i św. Jana Bosko Wezel University Chaplaincy Chapel Kaplica Duszpasterstwa Akademickiego Węzeł 1/3, Kopcińskiego Street, Łódź ul. Kopcińskiego 1/3, Łódź 9:00-9:30 Registration of the participants Rejestracja uczestników Conference Centre s Lobby 9:30-10:00 Opening of the conference Otwarcie konferencji Main Lecture Hall AULA 10:00-11:30 Plenary session Sesja plenarna Main Lecture Hall AULA Prof. Imre KOVÁCH, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary Projectification. The New Spirit of Capitalism Prof. Costea MUNTEANU, Bucharest University of Economic Studies Fr Dr Petre COMȘA, Valahia University of Targoviste, Romania An Interdiciplinary Perspective on the Relationship between Ethics and Nowadays Capitalism Prof. Jacek SÓJKA, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland Greed and the Causes of Financial Crisis 11:30-12:00 Coffee break 12:00-1:30 Session A Sesja A Room no. 1 Sala nr 1 Dr Joanna DZIONEK-KOZŁOWSKA, Prof. Rafał MATERA University of Łódź, Poland New Institutional Economics Perspective on Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Acemoglu & Robinson's Step Prof. Andreea-Oana IACOBUȚĂ, Prof. Mircea ASANDULUI Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania Institutional Change and Institutional Inertia in Romanian Society: the Role of Traditional Values Dr Claudiu TIGANAS, Prof. Andreea-Oana IACOBUȚĂ Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania Social Assistance Mentality in Romania: Cultural Inheritance or Effect of Social Protection Policies? Prof. Mircea ASANDULUI, Dr Carmen PINTILESCU, Dr Daniela VIORICA Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania The Analysis of the Causal Relationships between Output Growth, Inflation, Real and Nominal Uncertainty in the Case the Newest EU Countries Prof. Liviu-George MAHA, MSc Iulian HERTUG Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania Contemporary Controversies regarding Corporate Social Responsibility

10 PROGRAMME OF THE 19TH CONFERENCE ETHICS IN ECONOMIC LIFE Session B Sesja B Room no. 3 Sala nr 3 Prof. Przemysław ROTENGRUBER, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland Deklaracja wiary dokument różnicujący czy zrównujący uprawnienia lekarza i pacjenta? The Declaration of Faith Whether It Helps or Hinders the Conclusion of the Patient- Doctor Contract Prof. Stanisław WIETESKA, University of Łódź, Poland Zagrożenia towarzyszące konsumpcji produktów roślinnych genetycznie modyfikowanych The Threads Triggered by the Consumption of the Genetically Modified Crops MA Paweł NAWARA, etmek, Poland Ochrona zdrowia w Polsce system pozbawiony moralności Healthcare in Poland a System without Morality Dr Wojciech WYPLER, University of Warsaw, Poland Uczciwość jako przedmiot diagnozy psychologicznej w rekrutacji i selekcji pracowników Integrity as a Subject of Psychological Diagnosis in the Process of the Recruitment and Selection of Employees Dr inż. Piotr WAJSZCZYK, Łódź University of Technology, Poland Rozeznanie w praktyce zawodowej i etyce inżynierskiej Discretion in Professional Practice and in Engineering Ethics Prof. Wojciech JARECKI, University of Szczecin, Poland Czy dla studentów kierunków ekonomicznych studia są drogą do podnoszenia kompetencji zawodowych? Is Higher Education a Way for Economics Students to Raise Their Qualifications? Session C Sesja C Room no. 4 Sala nr 4 Dr Marek DELONG, University of Rzeszow, Poland Aspekty moralno-etyczne polskiej transformacji w enuncjacjach Episkopatu Polski Ethics of the Polish Transformation in Enunciations of the Polish Episcopate MA Damian BĘBNOWSKI, University of Łódź, Poland Atrakcyjność projektu metodologii praktycznej i epistemologii cnoty dla badań historyczno-gospodarczych. Zarys problematyki The Attractiveness of the Project of Practical Methodology and Virtue Epistemology for Economic History Research. An Outline of Issues Paweł KUBACKI, University of Łódź, Poland Prawo muzułmańskie w wybranych konstytucjach państw islamskich Islamic Law in the Constitutions of the Selected Muslims States

PROGRAMME OF THE 19TH CONFERENCE ETHICS IN ECONOMIC LIFE 11 Katarzyna GRABARCZYK, University of Łódź, Poland W poszukiwaniu uzasadnienia dla dalszej integracji europejskiej. Wspólne wartości konstytucyjne jako element europejskiej tożsamości prawnej In Search of the Justification for Further European Integration. Common Constitutional Values as an Element of European Legal Identity BA Aleksandra ŁOZOWSKA, BA Damian SZYMCZAK, University of Łódź, Poland Outsourcing polityczny z perspektywy oceny etycznej Political Outsourcing from the Perspective of Ethical Assessment 1:30-2:30 Lunch break 2:30-4:15 Session A Sesja A Room no. 1 Sala nr 1 Prof. Liviu-George MAHA, MSc Gabriel Ciprian ANDRUSEAC Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania Ethical Issues regarding Strategic Industries and Economic Security Dr Anna HORODECKA, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland The Changing Face of Economics? Ethical Issues in Contemporary Economic Schools as a Consequence of the Changes in the Concept of Human Nature MA Jagoda KOMUSIŃSKA, Cracow University of Economics, Poland Economics Seen in the Perspective of Frankfurt School Philosophy a Scientific Discipline of Instrumental Reason Dr Agnieszka MAREK, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland Servant Leadership in Local Government Institutions Fr Dr Biju MICHAEL SDB, Salesian Pontifical University in Rome, Studium Theologicum Salesianum in Jerusalem, Israel Civilians in the Line of Fire. Catholic Perspective Session B Sesja B Room no. 3 Sala nr 3 Prof. Sławomir KAMOSIŃSKI, Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Praca jako obowiązek a praca jako źródło satysfakcji. Etyczne, polityczne i ekonomiczne aspekty pracy Work as a Duty versus Work as Source of Satisfaction. Ethical, Political and Economic Aspects of Work Dr Michał A. MICHALSKI, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland Rodzina, dobrobyt, rozwój dlaczego rozkład rodziny prowadzi do kryzysu gospodarczego? Family, Welfare, Development Why Decomposition of the Family Leads to Economic Decline?

12 PROGRAMME OF THE 19TH CONFERENCE ETHICS IN ECONOMIC LIFE Prof. Paweł GRATA, University of Rzeszow, Poland Zakres odpowiedzialności pracodawców wobec rodzin pracowników w Drugiej Rzeczpospolitej The Range of Responsibilities of Employers Had towards Workers Families in the Second Republic of Poland MA Natalia KOSZTOWNA, Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Aspekty Prawne Zatrudnienia Kobiet W Okresie PRL-U I Współcześnie Etyka Działań Podejmowanych Przez Państwo The Legal Aspects of The Employment of Women in the Poland s People Republic and Today the Ethics of Actions Taken by the State MA Janusz WDZIĘCZAK, University of Łódź, Poland Wpływ czynników kulturowych na tworzenie się biznesowych i politycznych klanów na terenie byłego ZSRR The Influence of Cultural Factors on Creating Political and Business Clans in the Former USRR Area Sesja C Session C Room no. 4 Sala nr 4 Dr Szymon KAZUSEK, Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Poland Po bezdrożach działalności celników w Koronie w XVI-XVIII wieku The Illegal Activity of Customs Officials in the Crown in the 16th-18th Centuries Prof. Zdzisław SZYMAŃSKI, University of Economics and Innovation in Lublin, Poland Ekonomiczne i etyczne cele ziemiańskiego stronnictwa klemensowczyków w latach czterdziestych XIX wieku Economic and Ethical Aims of the Landowning Party of Klemensowczycy in the 1940s Prof. Mirosław KŁUSEK, University of Agriculture in Cracow, Poland Dekret z 13 kwietnia 1945 r. o nadzwyczajnym podatku od wzbogacenia wojennego Decree of 13 April 1945 on Extraordinary War-Wealth Tax MA Robert ANDRZEJCZYK, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland Międzynarodowe układy odszkodowawcze podpisane przez Polskę po II wojnie światowej jako próba podjęcia odpowiedzialności za nacjonalizację mienia cudzoziemców. Bilateral Indemnization Agreements Signed by Poland after the World War II as an Attempt to Take Responsibility for the Nationalization of Foreign Citizens Property Dr Kamil KOWALSKI, University of Łódź, Poland Humanitarny wymiar Europejskiego Programu Odbudowy Humanitarian Aspect of European Recovery Program 4.15-4.30 Coffee break

PROGRAMME OF THE 19TH CONFERENCE ETHICS IN ECONOMIC LIFE 13 4:30-6:00 Plenary session Sesja plenarna Main Lecture Hall AULA Prof. Bożena KLIMCZAK, Wrocław University of Economics, Poland Cnoty i niecnoty biznesmena The Virtues and Anti-Virtues of a Businessman Prof. Paweł STAROSTA, Prof. J. Jacek SZTAUDYNGER, MSc Ewa AMBROZIAK University of Łódź, Poland Trust and Economic Growth in Europe Prof. Imre KOVÁCH, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary The Knowledge Use and the Production of Knowledge 7:00-9:00 Concert and ceremonial dinner Koncert i bankiet Alfred Biedermann s Palace Pałac Biedermanna 1/3, Franciszkańska Street, Łódź ul. Franciszkańska 1/3, Łódź The conference organisers provide transport from the Conference Centre to Alfred Biedermann s Palace Organizatorzy zapewniają transport z Centrum Szkoleniowo-Konferencyjnego do Pałacu Biedermanna 8 May, 2015 9:00-10:45 Plenary session (in Polish) Sesja plenarna Room no. 1 Sala nr 1 Prof. Franciszek PIONTEK, University of Dąbrowa Górnicza Ruch Foccolari i charyzmat jedności jako wkład w urzeczywistnianie rozwagi i etyki w gospodarowaniu The Focolare Movement and the Charism of Unity as a Contribution to the Development of Prudence and Ethics in Management Rev. Prof. Stanisław KOWALCZYK, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland Ekonomiczna aktywność państwa w społecznym nauczaniu Papieża Jana Pawła II Economic Role of the State in the John Paul II s Social Teaching Dr Adam ZADROGA, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland Spór o normę moralności w etyce biznesu: utylitaryzm versus personalizm The Dispute about the Standard of Morality in Business Ethics: Utilitarianism versus Personalism 9:00-11:00 Guided tour of Łódź for the English Speaking Participants of the Conference Meeting at the lounge of the Conference Centre at 8:50 10:45-11:15 Coffee break

14 PROGRAMME OF THE 19TH CONFERENCE ETHICS IN ECONOMIC LIFE 11:15-12:45 Session A Sesja A Room no. 1 Sala nr 1 MA Emilia KACZMAREK, University of Warsaw, Poland Pharmaceutical Industry Ethics Burning Issues Matthew GLADDEN, Institute of Computer Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland & Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA Cryptocurrency with a Conscience: Using Artificial Intelligence to Develop Money that Advances Human Ethical Values BSc Georgios MELISSOURGOS, University of Macedonia, Greece Towards a Moral Economy: Social and Solidarity Economy in Thessaloniki Session B Sesja B Room no. 3 Sala nr 3 Dr Krzysztof ŚWIESZCZAK, University of Łódź, Poland Tworzenie wartości przedsiębiorstwa dla interesariuszy na przykładzie banku Creation of Enterprise Value for the Stakeholders on the Example of a Bank Dr Marika ŚWIESZCZAK, University of Łódź, Poland Wywieranie wpływu na decyzje zakupowe klientów banków Exerting Pressure on Bank Customers Purchasing Decisions MA Michał TRZEBOWSKI, Wrocław University of Economics, Poland Etyka zawodowa agenta ubezpieczeniowego w obliczu rozwoju kanałów dystrybucji typu direct Insurance Broker s Professional Ethics in the light of Development of the Direct Distribution Channels MA Przemysław SAŁEK, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland Ekonomiczne i etyczne aspekty funkcjonowania branży bukmacherskiej w Polsce Economical and Ethical Aspects of Polish Betting Market Regulations Session C Sesja C Room no. 4 Sala nr 4 Dr Robert ROGOWSKI, State Higher Vocational School in Nowy Sacz, Poland Praktyka wdrażania CSR w polskich przedsiębiorstwach The Practice of CSR Implementation in Polish Companies Dr Katarzyna OLEJNICZAK, Czestochowa University of Technology, Poland Etyczna kultura miarą odpowiedzialnego zarządzania Ethical Culture as a Benchmark of Responsible Management Dr Agnieszka ŁUKASIEWICZ-KAMIŃSKA, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland Społeczna odpowiedzialność miasta Social Responsibility of a City

PROGRAMME OF THE 19TH CONFERENCE ETHICS IN ECONOMIC LIFE 15 MA Piotr NIEPOROWSKI, Univeristy of Zielona Gora, Poland Aktualne trendy współpracy pomiędzy biznesem a organizacjami pozarządowymi na przykładzie województwa lubuskiego Current Trends in Fostering Cooperation between Business and NGO s Supported by Examples from Lubusz Voivodeship MA Paweł SIEK, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) in Lublin, Poland Wartość odpowiedzialności. Perspektywa filozoficzna i religijna w zarządzaniu Value of the Responsibility. Philosophical and Religious Perspective in Management 12:45-1:00 The conference Podsumowanie closing remarks i zakończenie konferencji Main Lecture Hall AULA 1:00-2:00 Lunch Obiad

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ABSTRACTS / STRESZCZENIA 17 Prof. Imre KOVÁCH Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary e-mail: Kovach.Imre@tk.mta.hu Projectification. The New Spirit of Capitalism As Boltanski and Chiapello explained in their critical book, the spirit of capitalism is a set of beliefs associated with the capitalist order that justifies and legitimates this order (Boltanski & Chiapello 2005). In seeking to address the currently emerging changes in the spirit of the contemporary capitalist system, considerable attention has been given to the financial crisis after 2008, the shift of EU development policy and the euro crisis, while much less is known about essential structural changes. In seeking to address this intellectual shortfall, a group of social scientists has reflected that the project form of management and organization has turned into the prevailing way of development and general projectification of late modern European economy and societies well under way (Sjöblom 2009). The consequences of introducing project proliferation into European and national development policy results in the restructuring of local power and the regrouping of the local policy arena, and the rise of a new social group, the project class (Kovách & Kucerova 2006, 2009). This paper explores the new spirit of project-based capitalism and it seeks to identify and understand the significant changes from long-term and medium-term planning to short-term planning and thinking in the context of a projectified economy, public decision making and administrative structures. Keywords: capitalism, the European Union, project class

18 ABSTRACTS / STRESZCZENIA Prof. Costea MUNTEANU, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania Fr Dr Petre COMȘA Valahia University of Targoviste, Romania e-mails: costea_munteanu@yahoo.com; comsa.petre@gmail.com An Interdisciplinary Perspective on the Relationship between Ethics and Nowadays Capitalism This paper starts from the assertion that, on a historical scale, one can notice a number of alternative visions about the link which has functioned over time between Ethics and Economics, namely: missionary, Nietzschean, critical, and regulatory. It is argued that, at present, the capitalization of these historical contributions is reflected in two diametrically opposed modern perspectives on the relationship between Ethics and Economics: on the one hand, there is the interpretation of the neoclassical economic school of thought (mainstream economics) and, on the other hand, there is the interpretation of the Austrian school of economic praxeology (libertarian economics). Our paper focuses on the analysis developed by the latter, which insists on the need for a well-defined distinction between three conceptually distinct levels of discussion: legal, ethical, and moral. At the core of libertarian analysis is the understanding of the capitalist system as being naturally impregnated by ethical values. And this intrinsic ethical nature of capitalism is hosted within the property rights regimes. While understanding the economic system based on free market institutions as ethical capitalism per se, the paper claims that the realities of the world we live in indicate that government intervention is the main factor fuelling non-ethical economic behaviour. Under such conditions, one can say that the critical prerequisite for the normal functioning of ethical capitalism is to counteract government intervention. Which is equivalent to saying that the viable operation of ethical capitalism lies in the willingness of people to enrol in such a societal course of action leading to both minimizing the role of the state and strengthening that of the free market, respectively. Nevertheless, history reveals that such a willingness has never existed; on the contrary, we are witnessing a secular unabated trend of rising, not decreasing, state involvement in the economy. In fact, we are talking about a perennial preference of the people for the state, that is for the organization of society on the basis of statist interventionism, to the detriment of a societal arrangement under the operation of free markets.

ABSTRACTS / STRESZCZENIA 19 In its final part, the paper looks for possible explanations to this lasting preference for non-ethical capitalism. Accordingly, it focuses on two levels of inquiry: social ontology and human psychology. Keywords: private property, institutionalized aggression, co-operation paradox, welfare dependency, personal responsibilities Prof. Jacek SÓJKA Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland e-mail: jsojka@amu.edu.pl Greed and the Causes of Financial Crisis The inquiry into the sources of the recent financial crisis is a good opportunity to rethink some crucial issues of ethical reflection on today s business (crucial issues of business ethics as a discipline): what kind of language (vocabulary) we use. Greed as an excessive desire for wealth returned as a popular catchword after the fall of Lehman Brothers in 2008. Even The Economist used the word greed in its report (The Economist, Jan. 24th, 2009). But is it possible that the meltdown was caused by what we call greed? Greed in what sense? Although interesting these questions nevertheless would lead business ethicists in the wrong direction. Of course, if they want to offer a description of mechanisms which had led the global crisis. The purpose of this paper is to ask another, more basic question: which language should be used to describe the causes and mechanisms of the crisis. Premodern, religious language of vices and virtues, modern language based on the notion of self-interest and contract, and perhaps post-modern language which would be based on a new conceptual scheme? Paradoxically, there is no one and prevailing conceptual scheme in today s reflection on the condition of mankind but rather a mixture of quotations from different world-views, so even the notion of greed or sin might be used quite often. This phenomenon of co-existence of different or even incongruous conceptual schemes makes me even more skeptical about using without quotation marks such terms as greed (or virtue ). Yes, one has to admit that greed is a frequent topic in popular culture, one can even speak about a culture of greed but this culture deserves an explanation as a cultural phenomenon and not in terms of human nature. The same applies to the recent financial crisis. One can claim that it was produced by the culture of greed (which valued positively an excess in general) but it would be methodologically incorrect to say that greed (taken substantially or in a naïve-realistic way) was the cause of the crisis. Keywords: economic crisis, greed, scientific rhetoric

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ABSTRACTS / STRESZCZENIA 21 Dr Joanna DZIONEK -KOZŁOWSKA, Prof. Rafał MATERA University of Łódź, Poland e-mails: jdzionek@uni.lodz.pl, paramat@wp.pl New Institutional Economics Perspective on Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Acemoglu & Robinson's Step The search for a better life seems to be one of the earliest and most elementary desires of human beings. The striving for improvement of the living conditions led to the basic economic investigations conducted repetitively by both individuals and the rulers of the states. From time to time the effects of those trials and errors turned out to be successful which triggered wealth and income inequalities. Thinkers and scholars made and are still making attempts to explain differences in economic development between individuals and countries and, which is frequently acknowledged as even more intriguing, to point out what should be done to foster development of the poorer societies. The studies devoted to that issues are not only important per se, but also because they may be perceived as the main driving force for the establishment of economics as a separate science too. By his Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations A. Smith anointed the problem as the major question to be examined by the subsequent generations of economists. Despite some changes in the dominant paradigm and shifts of emphasis taking place in the following decades, the question has remained on the short list of the most important subjects of economic investigations. The paper s aim is to analyse and assess one of the newest voices in that still open discussion coming from Acemoglu and Robinson and presented in their Why Nation Failed? The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (2012). The Acemoglu and Robinson analysis should unarguably be recognised as deeply rooted in the new institutional economics, nevertheless there are some important differences between their work and the canonical approaches of D.C. North (1990, 2005), G. Hodgson (2004), and A. Grief (2006). Among the most important seems to be the very notion of institution, which on the pages of Acemoglu and Robinson s work is perceived rather narrowly, as the authors concentrate mostly on formal, political and economic constraints. However, it must be noted that in their case the key dividing line is not the well-known North s distinction between formal/informal institutions, but the split between inclusive and extractive ones. Those notions are not defined precisely, yet it may be concluded that the inclusive institutions are those which allow greater participation on both, the economic and political dimension of social life, while extractive may be seen as barriers to entry that eliminate some groups from economic or/and political arenas. The Acemoglu and Robinson s book is brimmed with compelling illustrations, which we acknowledge as its strongest point. While the accuracy and coherence of their generalisations leave much to be desired, the analysis of those examples enable inferring that the most important element

22 ABSTRACTS / STRESZCZENIA encouraging or hampering economic growth and development is the common participation of the people in economic and political processes. Keywords: new institutional economics, inclusive institutions, extractive institutions, economic development, Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson, wealth/poverty of nations Prof. Andreea-Oana IACOBUȚĂ, Prof. Mircea ASANDULUI Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania e-mails: andreea_iacobuta@yahoo.com; mircea.asandului@uaic.ro Institutional Change and Institutional Inertia in Romanian Society: the Role of Traditional Values 1 From a new institutional economics perspective, institutional change occurs when an existing institution can no longer provide incentives to guide economic activity and reward productive behaviour. As Douglass North stated, the main source of change consists in the opportunities perceived by the individuals, in terms of costs and benefits. At the same time, this perception is influenced by the individuals' mental constructs resulting from bounded rationality, existing cognitive models, previous context and individual values. They are at the origin of our informal institutions, much more resilient than the formal ones, and which often become major sources of institutional inertia. If compared to other former-communist countries, Romania provides the image of a particular model of institutional change. This paper aims at discussing the main factors which have led to the so-called institutional fragility in postcommunist Romania. Romania is still a traditional society, reluctant to change where the existing informal institutions, partly of communist inheritance, partly of the way Romanians are in general, have considerably affected institutional design. Using data from the World Values Survey and other opinion polls, we analyse the dynamics of several values such as trust, civic involvement, respect, self-determination and obedience, which constrain individual behaviour and generate behavioural inertia in Romanian society. We also aim at discussing them not only from the perspective of the relatively recent communist past but also from a broader historical perspective, using several ethnopsychological studies which provide both an emic and etic image of the Romanian people. Keywords: traditionalism, institutional inertia, path dependence, institutional change, Romania 1 This work was financed by the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania, through project Path dependence in Romania s development a new institutionalist approach; code GI-2014-12, Grants for Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania young researchers.

ABSTRACTS / STRESZCZENIA 23 Dr Claudiu TIGANAS, Prof. Andreea-Oana IACOBUȚĂ Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania e-mails: clau_tiganas@yahoo.com; andreea_iacobuta@yahoo.com Social Assistance Mentality in Romania: Cultural Inheritance or Effect of Social Protection Policies? Globalization, transition, the economic and financial crisis of recent years but mostly the structural changes around the world, require a new approach to the concept of social protection. Only a genuine liberal philosophy, based on competitiveness and entrepreneurship, can ensure sustainable development of the labour market and thus a path to social cohesion. In Romania, the issue of social protection is now more serious than ever. The statistics are alarming. About half of the population is, in one form or another, state assisted, which is a clear symptom of the classic underdevelopment trap. Romania's road from socialism to capitalism has generated poverty, slippage and deep social divides. On the one hand, the incoherence of social protection policies and the use of social assistance mainly with electoral purposes has not solved the problem of poverty but rather strengthened the mentality towards social assistance, viewing it as a negative informal institution. On the other hand, the cultural heritage of more than four decades of communism destabilized the value system of Romanians by cultivating cultural traits such as lack of confidence, resignation, fatalism, obedience and the belief that the state must provide unconditionally all sources of income in the collective mentality of the population with a low standard of living and a low level of education. This paper addresses the issue of social assistance mentality specific to certain categories and aims to provide insights into the serious problem of Romanian society which, on its way to development, is doomed to get rid of these negative patterns, by cultivating responsibility, individual values and non-dependence on the state. Keywords: social assistance mentality, poverty, cultural inheritance, social protection policy, Romania. Prof. Mircea ASANDULUI, Dr Carmen PINTILESCU, Dr Daniela VIORICA Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania e-mails: mircea.asandului@uaic.ro; carmen.pintilescu@uaic.ro; dana.viorica@gmail.com The Analysis of the Causal Relationships between Output Growth, Inflation, Real and Nominal Uncertainty in the Case the Newest EU Countries The objective of this paper is to verify the hypotheses presented in the literature on the causal relationship between output growth, inflation, real and nominal

24 ABSTRACTS / STRESZCZENIA uncertainty in the case of the 13 newest EU countries. Based on monthly data during 1990-2015 for output growth and inflation, we use heteroscedastic models in order to estimate nominal and real uncertainty in the considered EU countries. Real uncertainty is derived from output growth volatility and nominal uncertainty is derived from inflation volatility. To ensure the robustness of the results, we use more models for estimating the uncertainty, such as ARCH, GARCH, EGARCH or PARCH. Of the 12 possible hypotheses regarding causal relationships between output growth, inflation, nominal uncertainty and real uncertainty, we take into consideration the ones for which we found strong theoretical arguments and empirical evidence in the literature. For a better robustness of the results, we perform Granger-causality tests for four, eight and twelve lags. Taking into consideration the characteristics of the considered countries, our working hypothesis is that countries with a similar political and economic background in 1990 are more likely to be characterized by the same causal relationships. Keywords: output growth, inflation, uncertainty, causality, heteroscedastic model. Prof. Liviu-George MAHA, MSc Iulian HERTUG Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania e-mails: mlg@uaic.ro; iulian.hertug@gmail.com Contemporary Controversies regarding Corporate Social Responsibility As globalization has intensified, the volume of foreign direct investment (FDI) has increased and we can notice a growing pressure on multinational companies to undertake discretionary social and environmental expenditures and to assume publicly such activities through institutionalized annual reporting. Even though the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility is not new, we can underline that there are still divergent opinions about it. On the one hand, there are numerous opinions claiming that the only real responsibility companies have is to combine different production factors for developing economic activities in order to gain profits while complying with the rules of the game. On the other hand, a totally different approach is based on the idea that the existence of a decision making structure and of a value set as a base in the decision-making process is an important argument in giving moral responsibilities to companies. This paper explores the process of defining the Corporate Social Responsibility concept and presents theoretical debates about, and tries to raise some questions regarding, the future of Corporate Social Responsibility. Beyond the controversy created by its use, the

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Prof. Przemysław ROTENGRUBER Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland e-mail: proten@amu.edu.pl ABSTRACTS / STRESZCZENIA 27 Deklaracja wiary dokument różnicujący czy zrównujący uprawnienia lekarza i pacjenta? Deklaracja wiary, zredagowana w 2014 roku przez Wandę Półtawską, wywołuje spore kontrowersje. Zdaniem jednych, jest próbą pominięcia w odniesieniu do systemu opieki zdrowotnej w Polsce zasady rozdziału religii i państwa. Lekarz wykonuje swoją pracę przede wszystkim jako obywatel. Podlega temu samemu prawu, co jego pacjenci. Oponenci Półtawskiej podkreślają, iż podobny dylemat może mieć handlowiec sprzedający wędlinę w piątek albo hotelarz wynajmujący pokój parze, o które wie, że nie jest małżeństwem. Wszyscy oni muszą respektować granicę oddzielającą ich prywatne przekonania od reguł poruszania się w sferze publicznej. Zdaniem drugich, deklaracja wiary jest odpowiedzią na klauzulę sumienia niejasny zapis konstytucyjny tyleż uprawniający lekarzy do odmowy wykonania czynności medycznej niezgodnej z ich sumieniem, co obciążający ich sumienie obowiązkiem wskazania osoby bądź instytucji, która wykona niejako za nich ową czynność. Zwolennicy tej opcji wyjaśniają, iż lekarz przekonany o nagannym charakterze wybranych zabiegów medycznych, na tej samej podstawie wystawia moralną ocenę swoim kolegom po fachu. Ponieważ nie pochwala tego, co robią nie chce szukać u nich pomocy. W swoim wystąpieniu zamierzam bronić tezy, iż pomiędzy spolaryzowanymi stanowiskami pojawiają się przesłanki uzasadniające postulat porozumienia. W aktualnym stanie prawnym deklaracja sumienia potraktowana być może jak dokument informujący, przed zawarciem umowy z lekarzem, o proponowanym zakresie usług medycznych. W grze prowadzonej według postulowanych reguł wygrywają wszyscy. Lekarz chroni własne sumienie, NFZ właściwie dobiera świadczeniodawców, pacjenci natomiast nie czują się oszukani. Słowa kluczowe: deklaracja wiary, klauzula sumienia, lekarz, pacjent, Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia The Declaration of Faith Whether it Helps or Hinders the Conclusion of the Patient-Doctor Contract The declaration of faith promoted by Wanda Półtawska is the subject of great controversy. According to its opponents, this document is useless and a harmful duplicate of the conscience clause regulation enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of Poland. Medical doctors (MD) who apply moral restrictions beyond the constitutional provisions are simply breaking the law. The proponents of the declaration take a completely different approach. The focus of their attention is the fundamental inconsistency in the constitutional regulation. It states that an

28 ABSTRACTS / STRESZCZENIA MD may refuse to perform medical treatment provided that he/she indicates another doctor who is ready to do it. Półtawska s followers point out that, if morality is an obstacle to a physician carrying out his work, any other activity deemed reprehensible too. This leads to deadlock. In the article I defend the thesis that the solution of this dilemma is to use the declaration of faith as information about the medical services that a doctor may render as a tenderer (possible contractor) of The National Health Fund (NFZ). Keywords: the Declaration of Faith, conscience clause regulation, doctor, patient, Polish healthcare Prof. Stanisław WIETESKA University of Łódź, Poland e-mail: sekubez@uni.lodz.pl Zagrożenia towarzyszące konsumpcji produktów roślinnych genetycznie modyfikowanych Już od lat w wielu krajach toczy się dyskusja na temat żywności genetycznie modyfikowanej. W artykule podejmujemy kwestię zasadności produkcji żywności genetycznie modyfikowanej w Polsce. Z jednej strony wskazujemy na obowiązujące akty prawne, przedstawiamy i charakteryzujemy listę dopuszczonych roślin genetycznie zmodyfikowanych. Zaś z drugiej przywołujemy także poglądy wielu autorów oraz organizacji społecznych dotyczące żywności genetycznie zmodyfikowanej. Podejmujemy próbę odpowiedzi na pytanie o szkodliwość tego rodzaju żywności na układ pokarmowy czy ryzyko wywoływania alergii pokarmowych. Słowa kluczowe: rośliny genetycznie zmodyfikowane, zagrożenia, konsumpcja The Threats Triggered by the consumption of genetically modified plant products For many years the debate on genetically modified food has taken place in different countries. In this article we consider the legitimacy of genetically modified food production in Poland. On the one hand we point to the existing legislation and describe a list of authorized genetically modified plants. On the other, we discuss the views of many writers and social organizations on GMO. We try to answer the question about the threads of genetically modified food on the digestive system and the risk of their potential contribution to food allergies. Keywords: genetically modified plants, threats, consumption, GMO

ABSTRACTS / STRESZCZENIA 29 MA Paweł NAWARA etmek, Poland e-mail: nawarap@wp.pl Ochrona zdrowia w Polsce system pozbawiony moralności Kanwą artykułu jest teza o braku koherencji pomiędzy systemem opieki zdrowotnej a zabezpieczeniem społecznym w Polsce. Rozziew pomiędzy ubezpieczeniem społecznym, a ubezpieczeniem zdrowotnym jest tym bardziej widoczny, im bardziej złożony przypadek zostanie poddany obserwacji. Przykładem, wykorzystanym w artykule, jest pacjent z tzw. Syndromem PO- EMS; jest to złożone, wielonarządowe schorzenie, wymagające zarówno terapii standardowej, jak i kompleksowej opieki, a szczególnie rehabilitacji. Problemem staje się możliwość uzyskania pomocy ze strony podmiotów finansowanych ze środków publicznych: ze względu na regulacje prawne, rehabilitacja w Polsce finansowana jest przez określoną, często niewystarczającą liczbę dni w roku, a przede wszystkim finansowana jest rehabilitacja standardowa. Pacjent, którego przypadek jest poddawany analizie, wymaga rehabilitacji i opieki wymykającej się polskim, zbyt mało elastycznym, rozwiązaniom prawnym. Konkluzję referatu stanowi wskazanie błędnej alokacji zasobów środków publicznych, wynikającej z braku refleksji nad moralnym aspektem przyjmowanych rozwiązań prawnych. Wbrew tendencjom światowym, w Polsce nadal prawo, a na pewno prawo w systemie opieki zdrowotnej stoi obok etyki, a nie jest w niej umocowane. Słowa kluczowe: ochrona zdrowia, etyka, środki publiczne Healthcare in Poland a System without Morality The theme of the article is a thesis about the lack of coherence between the health care system and social security in Poland. The more complex a case subjected to observation is, the more visible the gap is between social insurance and health insurance. The example used in the article is a patient with so-called POEMS syndrome; it is a complex, multi-organ disorder, which requires both standard therapy and comprehensive care, especially rehabilitation. Obtaining help from entities financed from public funds becomes a problem: due to legal regulations, rehabilitation in Poland is financed only for a specific, often insufficient number of days in a year, and mainly standard rehabilitation is financed. The patient whose case is analyzed here requires rehabilitation and care which goes beyond the insufficiently flexible Polish legal solutions. The conclusion of this paper is an indication of misallocation of public funds, which results from a lack of reflection on the moral aspect of the