Content №4 от 2025
The Role of Cooperative Stores in Improving the Quality of Life of the Population of the Kaliningrad Oblast
The development of cooperative stores is one of the alternatives to the socio-economic development of the exclave Kaliningrad Oblast and, as a result, one of the ways to improve the quality of life of its population. The purpose of the article was to analyze the role of cooperative stores, assess the prospects for their development in order to improve the quality of life of the population of the Kaliningrad Oblast. The hypothesis of the study is the following: residents of the Kaliningrad Oblast expect that the development of consumer cooperatives and the opening of cooperative stores in the region will improve the quality of life of the population. Based on a survey conducted by residents of the Kaliningrad Oblast (N = 481), an assessment is given of: the level of life satisfaction; the role of consumer cooperatives; the desires of residents of the region for cooperative stores to appear in their city or village; the expectations of residents of the Kaliningrad Oblast from the opening of cooperative stores in their city or village. The revealed values are compared with the average values for the Russian Federation as a whole. It was determined that residents of the Kaliningrad Oblast highly appreciate the role of consumer cooperatives in supporting a decent standard of living. The study concluded that the expectations of the region’s residents from the opening of cooperative stores are linked to the appearance of a high-quality product from a local manufacturer and the development of a city or village.
Demchenko M. V. mvdemchenko@fa.ru
