SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FARMERS COOPERATIVE SYSTEM IN AP VOJVODINA

Authors

  • Miladin Ševarli?, PhD Institute of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade
  • Vuk Rai?evi?, PhD University Business Academy, Faculty of Economics and Engineering Management, 21000 Novi Sad
  • Rade Glomazi?, M.Sc. European Center for Peace and Development United Nations University for Peace

Keywords:

sustainability, social entrepreneurship, social responsibility, farmers cooperative system, Vojvodina

Abstract

On the basis of the systematization of relevant attitudes predominant today with respect to sustainability at the global level, the authors have made a concept of a questionnaire, carried out a survey and paper-presented the results of their research into the attitudes of directors of farmers cooperatives regarding the socio-economic, legal and ecological aspects of the sustainability of the cooperatives system as "the third sector" of the economy and rural areas in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, with a reference to the legal, economic and ecological ambience of business doing performed by cooperatives and other enterprises in the Republic of Serbia – with a special reference to obligations which, when sustainability is concerned, emerge from the need for harmonizing with the European Unions legislation.

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2012-09-30

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Ševarlić, M., Raičević, V., & Glomazić, R. (2012). SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FARMERS COOPERATIVE SYSTEM IN AP VOJVODINA. Economics of Agriculture, 59(3), 413–432. Retrieved from https://ea.bg.ac.rs/index.php/EA/article/view/563

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