Економічна активність кооперативних організацій різних країн

Abstract

У ході дослідження автор приділив увагу природі та походженню кооперативних організацій. Автором досліджено розвиток та активність кооперативів у різних країнах Європи, Північної Америки, Африки та Азії. Висвітлено тенденції та перспективи кооперативного руху. Дослідження містить елементи наукової новизни, які полягають у аналізі процесу злиття та поглинання в кооперативному секторі різних країн.

The idea of cooperation is not new to man. It is as old as man himself. Cooperatives are an almost universal form of organization today found in practically all countries and used by people in many ways. The cooperatives are formed to secure low cost credit, to purchase supplies and equipment for farming and household needs, to market products, even to secure many services, like electric power, irrigation, health, and insurance. Cooperatives can be used in many ways to benefit people in the everyday needs of life. The meaning of cooperation is that isolated and powerless individuals can, by combining with one another, achieve advantages available to the rich and the powerful so that they may advance not only materially but also morally. In other words a cooperative is a business organization that is owned by those who use its services, the control of which rests equally with all the members. It is voluntary and democratic and the moral element is as important as the material one. Furthermore, it recognizes social, educational, and community values. In the literature, the problems of cooperative movement are researched in the works of Cronin G. Münkner H, Birchall J, Ralston D. and others. However, the topic has not been studied enough. There is a certain lag in the field of demutualization and transformation of cooperative institutions. Thus, all of the above led to the choice of the topic of the qualifying work and its relevance.