Poverty – symbolical and relational dimensions of social exclusion. The text concerns
the symbolic-relational aspect of poverty’s social exclusion. It consists of two
parts. In the paragraphs 1–3 the theoretical concepts are introduced. They focus on
social exclusion and its linked phenomena: space, reproduction, consumption and
giving up. Paragraph 4 describes the empirical research on preventing social exclusion
caused by poverty. The example of warminsko-mazurskie voivodeship provides
a number of actions, which are undertake to counter this problem – strategic planning,
widening the access to public service, activation policy or social economy.