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Author(s)
Yasin Barut
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DOI:10.17265/2328-2185/2017.02.004
Affiliation(s)
Yasar University, Izmir, Turkey
ABSTRACT
The cooperative movement
has
played a very important role in the social and economic development of all countries
since 19th century’s
second half. Cooperatives provide health, housing, and banking services; they promote education and
gender equality; they protect the environment and workers’ rights. According to
2014’s data, the
total number of cooperatives is 79,486 in Turkey, while the total number of partners of
cooperatives is approximately 7.8 million.
The research’s sample group “Hidirlik Agricultural Development Cooperative” was founded by
the wife of the Seferihisar’s mayor and six women. It has been a subject of
curiousity that the contributions of the cooperative have developed the economy of the region since 2010.
Therefore, various questions asked to the president and members of the
cooperative, and significant results were obtained. In this research “Interview
technique” was
used. The
fact that within the boundaries of local governments, the establishment of “women’s
cooperatives” and
their active management can be supported with 10 basic criteria for the
regional and national development can be predicted. These dimensions:
ecological balance and sensitivity, the revival of the tourism sector, the
mobility of logistics activities, new investments and increase of land value,
the increase of women employment, the increase of healthy living standards,
increase of competitiveness and trade earnings, the creation of new brands,
widespread of the agricultural sector, and the increase of social and educational level of
women. The
similiar implementation of “Seferihisar Women’s Cooperatives Model” in
the research is considered form an important enterprenurship model not only in
Turkey but also for all countries.
KEYWORDS
women’s cooperative, local region economics, women’s enterprenurship, enterprenurship model
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