Проблеми функціонування споживчої кооперації як соціально-економічної системи в нових економічних умовах

Abstract

В статті визначено проблеми функціонування споживчої кооперації як соціально-економічної системи в нових економічних умовах. Проведено аналіз процесу реалізації в соціально-економічних системах функції організації, адаптації і регулювання на основі проведення соціологічного опитування керівників системи споживчої кооперації різних ієрархічних рівнів.. Розглянуто питання, що розкривають соціально-організаційні і організаційно-управлінські проблеми активізації процесів соціально-економічного розвитку системи споживчої кооперації. Науково сформовано і визначено пропозиції по підвищенню ефективності і активізації процесів соціально-економічного розвитку споживчої кооперації. Ключові слова: держава, державне регулювання, споживча кооперація, соціально-економічна система, соціально-економічний розвиток.

The study of the trends of socio-economic development of the system of consumer cooperation in the market economy has highlighted a number of important issues, without solving which further civilized development of the cooperative movement in Ukraine on the path of social and economic progress is impossible. One of such problems is serious distortions in the principles and methods of organization of activity of the modern system of consumer cooperation in Ukraine, which is increasingly aimed at the commercialization of the activities of consumer cooperatives and to a lesser extent on the development and implementation of their main social functions. Fragmentariness, absence of connectivity and lack of conceptual unity can be tracked in the theoretical concepts and approaches of different authors to the effective functioning of the consumer cooperation as a socio-economic system. This fact convinces us that the lack of scientifically substantiated proposals in order to increase efficiency and enhance the processes of socio-economic development of consumer cooperation up to this time remains extremely relevant. The study of the experience has shown that the return of the activities of consumer cooperation to a civilized manner, based on the principles of International Cooperative Alliance, is very slow and characterized by a lack of serious practical tipping points. It should be emphasized that this process has a very low level of social and organizational activity, and, as a result, positive results are almost absent. Study of experience of process management of socio-economic development in the system of consumer cooperation shows that such processes occur with difficulty. Therefore, when solving one of the main problems of activation of socialization processes and improvement of the organizational mechanism of management of these processes in consumer cooperation one needs to develop a system of measures for further enhancement of their effectiveness. The aim of this study is to identify the current problems standing in the way of effective functioning of the system of consumer cooperation, the return of its activities to a civilized manner, based on the principles of the International Cooperative Alliance, implementation of effective and appropriate features of a market economy, established institutional mechanisms of management of consumer cooperation activities at the level of regional consumer unions, as well as the development of science-based proposals to increase efficiency and enhance the processes of socio-economic development of the consumer cooperation. Studies have confirmed the conclusion that a weak solution to the problem of overcoming the crisis in consumer cooperation development, as a socio-economic system, at all hierarchical levels is rooted in the failure of managerial staff to work effectively in the socially changed economic conditions and to implement, in a timely manner, effective and adequate to prevailing characteristics of the market economy institutional mechanisms for managing consumer cooperation activities. Our studies suggest that a weak solution of the problem of effective development of consumer cooperation as a socio-economic system, to a large extent lies in the unwillingness and inability of managerial staff to carry out civilized activities of consumer cooperation. This requires a radical change in a passive attitude to solving the problem of enhancing their activity that has been developed by the management of consumer cooperation. Resolving of this issue is impossible without the regulatory actions of the state, both at the national and regional levels. Thus, the solution to the problem of activation and enhancement of the effectiveness of social and economic development of consumer cooperation system at the regional level requires the development of evidence-based recommendations for the improvement of efficiency and enhancement of the processes of socio-economic development of the consumer cooperation, as well as the development of concept, forecasts, programs and the system of measures adequate to the new conditions of the national economy. Keywords: state, government regulation, consumer cooperation, social and economic system, social and economic development.