Cooperative Society in Croatia, Challenges and Opportunities

U radu se govori o izazovima i prilikama zadruga. U tu svrhu, prikazuje se pojmovno određenje zadruga, odnosno definicija zadruga sukladno Zakonu o zadrugama. Istaknute su i važne činjenice odnosno specifičnosti vezane uz članove zadruga, pa se tako navodi da član zadruge treba neposredno sudjelovati u radu zadruge, koristiti njezine usluge itd. Navodi se i sedam zadružnih načela: dragovoljno i otvoreno članstvo, nadzor poslovanja od strane članova, gospodarsko sudjelovanje članova zadruge i raspodjela, samostalnost i neovisnost, obrazovanje/stručno usavršavanje/informiranje članova zadruge, te suradnja među članovima i briga za zajednicu. U prilog utjecaju zadruga na gospodarstvo, govori Javni poziv iz 2018. godine u okviru Programa „Razvoj zadružnog poduzetništva“. Poseban naglasak stavljen je na analizu zadružnog poduzetništva u Republici Hrvatskoj, kao i pri identificiranju izazova i prilika zadružnog poduzetništva. Prikazani su i neki primjeri zadružnog poduzetništva u Republici Hrvatskoj.It is about the challenges and opportunities of cooperatives. For this purpose, the definition of co-operatives, ie definitions of cooperatives, is presented in accordance with the Cooperative Law. There are also important facts or specifics related to cooperative members, so that a member of the co-operative should be directly involved in the work of the co-operative, use its services, etc. There are also seven cooperative principles: voluntary and open membership, business supervision by members, participation of co-operative members and distribution, independence and independence, education / training / information of cooperative members, and co-operation among members and concern for the community. In support of the influence of the cooperative on the economy, the 2018 Public Call in the framework of the "Development of the Co-operative Entrepreneurship" Program. Special emphasis was placed on the analysis of cooperative entrepreneurship in the Republic of Croatia, as well as in identifying the challenges and opportunities of cooperative entrepreneurship. Some examples of cooperative entrepreneurship in the Republic of Croatia are also presented