Cooperative Organization and Its Characteristics in Economic and Social Development (1995 to 2020)

Walter Perpétuo Ribas, Bruno Pedroso, Leandro Martinez Vargas, Claudia Tania Picinin and Miguel Archanjo de Freitas Júnior
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Walter Perpétuo Ribas: Graduate Program in Applied Social Sciences, State University of Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa 84010-330, Paraná, Brazil
Bruno Pedroso: Graduate Program in Applied Social Sciences, State University of Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa 84010-330, Paraná, Brazil
Leandro Martinez Vargas: Graduate Program in Applied Social Sciences, State University of Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa 84010-330, Paraná, Brazil
Claudia Tania Picinin: Graduate Program in Production Engineering, Federal University of Technology-Paraná, Ponta Grossa 80230-901, Paraná, Brazil
Miguel Archanjo de Freitas Júnior: Graduate Program in Applied Social Sciences, State University of Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa 84010-330, Paraná, Brazil

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 14, 1-22

Abstract: Proceeding from the idea that it is possible to correlate economic with social development, this research focus on cooperatives and their management systems. Based on studies and publications on cooperative management practices in several countries, this study seeks to acquire sufficient knowledge about cooperatives to understand them as efficient and proactive organizations. They seek an alignment between economic and social development of their members sharing a common goal of prosperity. This study pursues the following question: “Does the competence of the operational management of cooperatives make it possible for cooperative members to overcome the obstacles that prevent their social and economic development?” To answer this question, it was proposed to carry out a bibliometric analysis of the cooperative systems in several countries between 1995 and 2020, with the focus on the economic and social development of their members. As for the methodology employed in this study, a collection of publications on cooperatives in the world and a systematic review was organized. As a result, the characteristics of cooperatives could be identified, allowing an overview of the organizations’ qualifications as promoters of social and economic development.

Keywords: cooperatives; characteristics; economic development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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