Nature and sense of social capital in the revival of the cooperative movement

Authors

  • Олена Анатоліївна Сікора Lviv National Agrarian University, V. Velukogo, Dubliany, Ukraine, 80381, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5112-7384
  • Ористлава Григорівна Сидорчук Lviv Regional Institute of Public Administration of the National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine, Lviv-Brukhovychi, Suhomlynskoho 16 str., 79491, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1722-1171

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15587/2312-8372.2015.38300

Keywords:

social capital, cooperation, cooperative movement, trust, credit unions

Abstract

The role of social capital in activity of networks of civil activity is analyzed. The main approaches to understanding the concept of cooperation and the role of the cooperative sector in social and political, economic life of the citizen are outlined.

It is investigated that cooperation has great potential for social support of the general population, especially of vulnerable social; focused on human values and is a source of social capital.

It is determined that the neglect of social capital in creation of cooperatives is a major problem of reducing the cooperative movement in Ukraine. The main reasons for decline of the cooperative movement are the lack of understanding of its content and substance, prevalence of vertical connection and identification with the cooperation of the socialist period.

Directions of the state activity to promote the revival of the cooperative movement are proposed. There are providing the legal support by creating a legal framework which would be assigned the status of cooperatives and cooperative systems, principles of construction and operation, guarantees to protect cooperatives, etc.; providing conditions for financial stability of cooperatives.

Author Biographies

Олена Анатоліївна Сікора, Lviv National Agrarian University, V. Velukogo, Dubliany, Ukraine, 80381

Candidate of Economical Sciences, Assistant Professor

Department of Management of Organizations named after prof. Ye. Khraplyvyi 

Ористлава Григорівна Сидорчук, Lviv Regional Institute of Public Administration of the National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine, Lviv-Brukhovychi, Suhomlynskoho 16 str., 79491

Candidate of Public Administration, Associate Professor

Department of Public Administration and Local Self-Government

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2015-01-29

How to Cite

Сікора, О. А., & Сидорчук, О. Г. (2015). Nature and sense of social capital in the revival of the cooperative movement. Technology Audit and Production Reserves, 1(6(21), 4–7. https://doi.org/10.15587/2312-8372.2015.38300

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Vol. 1 No. 6(21) (2015): Economics and management of enterprise (by the type of economic activity)

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Economics and management of enterprise (by the type of economic activity)

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