ASEAN Economic Community: Cooperation for Development
The article deals with the creation of the ASEAN Economic Community, which should lead to complete economic integration and become the basis for economic growth in Southeast Asia. In many countries of the Community the growth of the co-operative movement reflects the real needs of the state; it is a reflection of the country's economic growth, when the number of co-operatives increases along with a rise in GDP per capita. In the declaration «ASEAN Vision 2025» the co-operative sector is not sufficiently presented. An important role of cooperatives in transforming the social and economic life of the people in ASEAN countries makes it essential to include and highlight co-operatives in the Concept of the Economic Community.