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Contends that the Polish village crisis is multidimensional & requires a new approach that incorporates cultural & ecological values. Socioeconomic & sociocultural dimensions of the crisis faced by Polish villages in postcommunist transition are discussed for the village of Lucim, including: decline in demand for domestically produced food, high interest rates, massive unemployment, a fragmented agrarian structure, low per-worker agricultural productivity, peripheral depopulation, loss of traditional family farming, environmental degradation & contamination, community weakness, an increase in social pathologies, & social differentiation increasingly based on money rather than education/qualifications. The example of Lucim illustrates the need for a transformation paradigm that harmoniously introduces economic rationality into villages, supports individual family farming, diversifies farm incomes, modernizes infrastructure, & alleviates rather than contributes to environmental contamination. 9 References. E. Blackwell