LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Globalizacija; Kooperatyvų kompetencija; Vystymasis; Globalization; Competitiveness of cooperatives; Development.
ENRecently, the development of cooperatives has been slow in all countries. One of the reasons for the slow development of cooperatives – the traditional cooperative theory is inadequate with the ongoing changes in the global economy, which requires for a new scientific approach to the cooperative activity principles. The aim of the research – to analyze the activities of contemporary cooperatives, to offer new solutions for their development. In order to solve this goal, an experts (cooperative leaders and members) survey was conducted, scientific literature and legal documents were summarized. Considering to globalization process, proposals for the development of cooperatives were offered. [From the publication]