The impact of consumer cooperatives on the living standards of the population in Russia
Keywords:
Cooperation, poverty, living standards, rural population.
Abstract
The socio-economic development of Russia in recent years has significantly slowed down, which is caused by both external factors (a difficult geopolitical situation, sanctions wars, the economic confrontation between leading world economic powers) and internal factors (poverty, low efficiency of the economy, a weak innovation environment). In these conditions, it is necessary to find various ways to stimulate the economic and social development of the country and regions. This paper discusses the development of cooperation as a way to develop economic relations and improve living standards. The aim of the study is to reveal the relationship between consumer co-operation and the standard of living of the population, and to determine its impact on the economy. The main research methods were analysis and synthesis, generalization, and the case method. This study used data from the Federal State Statistics Service of the Russian Federation, analytical reviews on the development of cooperation in Russia, and data from the Central Union of Russia. As a result of the study, the influence of cooperation on the growth of living standards of the population has been identified, some recommendations have been made on the development of cooperation in Russia.
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Liang, Q., Hendrikse, G., Huang, Z. and Xu, X. (2015). Governance Structure of Chinese Farmer Co-operatives: Evidence from Zhejiang Province. Agribusiness, 31 (2), 198-214, https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21400
Luo, J.L., Guo, H.D. and Jia, F. (2017). Technological Innovation in Agricultural Cooperatives in China: Implications for Agro-Food Innovation Policies. Food Policy, 73(C), 19-33, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2017.09.001
Marsden, T. (2012). Third Natures? Reconstituting Space through Place-Making Strategies for Sustainability. International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food, 19 (2), 257–274.
On the State of Rural Areas in the Russian Federation in 2016 (2018). Annual Report on the Results of Monitoring. Moscow: Rosinformagrotech. Available at: https://rosinformagrotech.ru/data/anons/vyshlo-izdanie-o-sostoyanii-selskikh-territorij-v-rossijskoj-federatsii-v-2016-godu (accessed September, 2019).
Pakhomov, V.M. (2014). Organizational and Economic Models of Dairy Cooperation Development in Russia. Fundamental and Cooperative Applied Research of Cooperative Sector of Economy, 1, 19-26. Available at: https://www.ruc.su/upload/science/journal/1-2014.pdf (accessed September, 2019).
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Schram, S.G. (2007). Cooperatives: Pathways to Economic, Democratic and Social Development in the Global Economy. The U.S. Overseas Cooperative Development Council. Available at: http://www.nrecainternational.coop/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Pathwayspaper.pdf (accessed September, 2019).
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Tkach, A.V. and Balalova, E.I. (2017). The main vectors of activity of The Central Union of Russia in the Food Market. Fundamental and applied research studies of the economics cooperative sector, (3), 10-15. Available at: https://www.ruc.su/upload/medialibrary/810/8100dfa6a30c0bdeffe4a9a11908d40c.pdf (accessed May, 2021)
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Published
2021-08-28
How to Cite
Brilon, A., Kadyseva, A., Khabibullin, R., Usmanova, R., & Zinchenko, A. (2021). The impact of consumer cooperatives on the living standards of the population in Russia. Amazonia Investiga, 10(43), 20-31. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2021.43.07.2
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