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The article affirms that among service cooperatives for entrepreneurs, an important role belongs to dental cooperatives. The dentists' cooperatives are created to solve dentists' professional problems. In attempt to achieve that goal, the... more
The article affirms that among service cooperatives for entrepreneurs, an important role belongs to dental cooperatives. The dentists' cooperatives are created to solve dentists' professional problems. In attempt to achieve that goal, the cooperatives of dentists provide following basic services: purchase of all necessities for dental activities at wholesale prices, informational support and professional training of practicing dentists-members of the cooperative, establishing cooperation with various organizations. All this requires effective organization of the cooperative. Properly prepared project of the cooperative and its further successful implementation are the basis of its future efficiency. In global practice at the stage of creating a cooperative, the initiative group prepares a concept of the cooperative. This is in fact the project of creating a cooperative. This article describes the structure of the concept of the dentists' cooperative. The meaning of the concept consists of several important points for its potential members. Firstly it's forming a holistic view of the organization and specifics of the cooperative's activities, and secondly-preparing the main positions of the statute, as well as business and strategic plans. It is concluded that establishing of dental cooperatives is quite promising for modern dental practice of post-Soviet states. Сегодня большинство украинских стоматологических клиник и кабинетов являются частными, что обусловливает важные преимущества. Прежде всего формируется конкурентная среда, владелец клиники (стоматологического кабинета) сам управляет финансами, и сам осуществляет контроль за своим бизнесом. Это является свидетельством того, что в Украине постепенно формируется модель специализированного медицинского бизнеса. Однако, существует и целый комплекс проблем, сдерживающих развитие стоматологической отрасли медицины. К таким проблемам следует отнести отсутствие эффективного государственного регулирования рынка стоматологических услуг (стоматологические заведения открываются хаотично, без учета потребностей населения) несовершенство налогового законодательства затрудняет развитие малого предпринимательства в стоматологической отрасли; практически полное отсутствие доступа владельцев названного бизнеса к кредитным ресурсам, процентные ставки которых неприемлемы для начинающих; недостаточный уровень профессиональной подготовки выпускников профильных учебных заведений; ограниченный доступ мелких владельцев стоматологического бизнеса к специальные расходным материалам по более приемлемым ценам (постоянное их удорожание), значительное количество пациентов отказывается от медицинских услуг из-за невозможности оплатить их; вместо профилактической стоматологи вынуждены фокусироваться только на лечебной функции; отсутствие у практикующих стоматологов возможности получать профессиональное сопровождение их деятельности, осуществлять оптовые закупки всего необходимого для ведения своей профессиональной деятельности и многое другое. Конечно, решение упомянутых выше проблем требует немалых организационных усилий и финансовых ресурсов. Однако следует отметить, что полное или частичное решение
The article is devoted to the problem of not always correct use of the term «social economy» in Ukrainian economic science. It is shown that many Ukrainian researchers in their works on social economy issues are mostly applying to the... more
The article is devoted to the problem of not always correct use of the term «social economy» in Ukrainian economic science. It is shown that many Ukrainian researchers in their works on social economy issues are mostly applying to the approaches of Russian economists, and pay little attention to achievements of modern European researchers in this field. The article contains the attempt to recreate genesis of the term «social economy», starting with economic works of the end of XIX – beginning of the XX centuries by С. Dunoyer («Nouveau traite´ d’e´conomie sociale»; 1830), L. Walras («Etudes d’e´conomie sociale»; 1896), С. Gide («Economie Sociale. Les Institutions de Progrès Social»; 1912), G. Cassel («Theoretische Sozialökonomie»; 1918), A. Müller-Armack and modern foreign scientists. The reasons which cause terminological confusion in domestic economic science with the existing term «social economy» have been identified. It is stated that this term has been historically used with two different meanings: for macro- and micro-levels. The first meaning of the term «social economy» was associated with certain theoretical and political concepts of «improving» capitalism, and before World War II existed mainly in theory. In the second meaning, «social economy» actually existed since the mid-nineteenth century in the form of unique subjects of the capitalist economy, which had a non-capitalist nature and a clear social orientation, to which the cooperatives were primarily concerned. It is proved that the two meanings of the term «social economy» have evolved in two additional terms: «social economy» and «socially oriented market economy»; and unification of theirs is a rather serious methodological mistake. It is substantiated that today in the EU countries, the term «social economy» is used mainly to refer to set of unique socially-oriented non-profit organizations, such as cooperatives, mutual aid societies, social enterprises, associations, foundations, etc., which form special «third sector» of market economy, fundamentally different from private and public ones.
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The content of the social economy as a sector in the structure of the country's economy is revealed. It is emphasized that despite the active efforts of the Ukrainian state to achieve qualitative changes in the sphere of education through... more
The content of the social economy as a sector in the structure of the country's economy is revealed. It is emphasized that despite the active efforts of the Ukrainian state to achieve qualitative changes in the sphere of education
through reforms, there is a need to apply innovative approaches to improve the situation. Service cooperatives can
also become an important tool for effective reform. It is pointed out that cooperatives in the school education are an
important component of the social economy. An overview of published works on the named cooperatives and theoretical foundations of the social economy is included. It is substantiated that cooperative schools at the «moderate»
cost of parents can most fully realize the potential of students. Parents, through such or other service cooperatives
in the school education, have a unique opportunity to participate in the organization of educational and educational
processes. They themselves can manage and properly control the activities of the cooperative, in particular the organization of the school life of their children. A brief retrospective review of the activities of the first school cooperatives
was conducted. It is mentioned that the first cooperative school was organized in the 1980s. at the Vooruit Consumer
Society («Forward») in Ghent (Belgium). And the educational services provided by consumer cooperatives in the
early twentieth century. gave impetus to the emergence of independent educational cooperatives (cooperative-type
schools). Such cooperatives also operated in the Ukrainian provinces of the Russian Empire, in particular in Podil
and Kyiv. It is concluded that cooperatives in the school education are focused on providing certain economic and, at
the same time, social functions. The combination of these functions confirms the affiliation of school cooperatives in
the social economy sector. A factor additive model is proposed to find out the social and economic effects of cooperatives in school education. In doing so, a separate description is provided for each of the existing cooperative types
in this category. The general conclusion is made about the expediency of using such a model and for establishing
the socio-economic effect of other types of cooperatives. The advantages and prospects of starting cooperatives of
school education in Ukrainian practice are emphasized.
Keywords: social economy, general education institutions, cooperatives in the education, school cooperatives,
factor additive model.
through reforms, there is a need to apply innovative approaches to improve the situation. Service cooperatives can
also become an important tool for effective reform. It is pointed out that cooperatives in the school education are an
important component of the social economy. An overview of published works on the named cooperatives and theoretical foundations of the social economy is included. It is substantiated that cooperative schools at the «moderate»
cost of parents can most fully realize the potential of students. Parents, through such or other service cooperatives
in the school education, have a unique opportunity to participate in the organization of educational and educational
processes. They themselves can manage and properly control the activities of the cooperative, in particular the organization of the school life of their children. A brief retrospective review of the activities of the first school cooperatives
was conducted. It is mentioned that the first cooperative school was organized in the 1980s. at the Vooruit Consumer
Society («Forward») in Ghent (Belgium). And the educational services provided by consumer cooperatives in the
early twentieth century. gave impetus to the emergence of independent educational cooperatives (cooperative-type
schools). Such cooperatives also operated in the Ukrainian provinces of the Russian Empire, in particular in Podil
and Kyiv. It is concluded that cooperatives in the school education are focused on providing certain economic and, at
the same time, social functions. The combination of these functions confirms the affiliation of school cooperatives in
the social economy sector. A factor additive model is proposed to find out the social and economic effects of cooperatives in school education. In doing so, a separate description is provided for each of the existing cooperative types
in this category. The general conclusion is made about the expediency of using such a model and for establishing
the socio-economic effect of other types of cooperatives. The advantages and prospects of starting cooperatives of
school education in Ukrainian practice are emphasized.
Keywords: social economy, general education institutions, cooperatives in the education, school cooperatives,
factor additive model.
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Information technologies are developing rapidly. The number of people envolved in IT sector is also growing fast. Users, freelancers, software developers, IT companies create various formal and non-formal interest groups: community,... more
Information technologies are developing rapidly. The number of people envolved in IT sector is also growing fast. Users, freelancers, software developers, IT companies create various formal and non-formal interest groups: community, hackathons, co-workings, hackerspaces, IT-clusters, and others. IT-cooperative is one of these new, very promising, but yet little-known forms. The article reveals the features of cooperative as a unique form of business based on solidarity and ethical principles. The article shows the reasons of cooperatives emergence, their types and varieties, features and extent of development in the world and in separate sectors of economy of different countries. The basic cooperative principles, which make coops unique and distinguish them from other forms of business activity, are analyzed. The experience and activity of individual IT-cooperatives in different countries are generalized. The emphasis is made on the benefits cooperative business model can provide the IT specialists with. Several possible promising models of IT-cooperatives are developed. There is not information about existence of such models yet, but they can be created potentially.
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The essence of demutualization process, which is typical for modern international cooperative movement, is revealed. The polar estimations of this issue are reflected. The author’s vision of demutualization’s reasons is proposed.