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The Role of Cooperatives in Agriculture: Historic Remnant or Viable Membership Organization?

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  • Centner, Terence J.

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Although cooperatives offer a viable organizational structure for many groups, economic theory suggests that the cooperative form of business should be preferred over a corporation only if special conditions are present. This paper identifies several conditions that may serve as justifications for cooperatives. Next, conditions limiting the performance of cooperatives are examined. Cooperative members are urged to examine their organization to discern whether its organizational structure provides the best vehicle for meeting group objectives.

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  • Centner, Terence J., 1988. "The Role of Cooperatives in Agriculture: Historic Remnant or Viable Membership Organization?," Journal of Agricultural Cooperation, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, vol. 3, pages 1-12.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:joagco:46213
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.46213
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    1. Cook, Michael L. & Tong, Leland, 1990. "Definitional and Classification Issues in Analyzing Cooperative Organizational Forms," Cooperatives: Their Importance in the Future Food and Agricultural System - FAMC 1990 Conference 265915, Food and Agricultural Marketing Consortium (FAMC).
    2. Cook, Michael L. & Burress, Molly J. & Iliopoulos, Constantine, 2008. "New Producer Strategies: The Emergence of Patron-Driven Entrepreneurship," 2008 International Congress, August 26-29, 2008, Ghent, Belgium 44397, European Association of Agricultural Economists.
    3. Sporleder, Thomas L. & Goldsmith, Peter D., 1990. "The Risk Mitigation Aspects of Agricultural Cooperatives," Cooperatives: Their Importance in the Future Food and Agricultural System - FAMC 1990 Conference 265910, Food and Agricultural Marketing Consortium (FAMC).
    4. Wang, Lijia & Huo, Xuexi, 2013. "Member Willingness to Invest in Agricultural Cooperatives in Shaanxi Province, China," Journal of Rural Cooperation, Hebrew University, Center for Agricultural Economic Research, vol. 41(2), pages 1-24.
    5. Valentinov, Vladislav & Iliopoulos, Constantine, 2013. "Economic theories of nonprofits and agricultural cooperatives compared: New perspectives for nonprofit scholars," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 42(1), pages 109-126.
    6. Sporleder, T. L. & Phillips, M. J., 1993. "Implications of Structural Change and Emerging Technology for Public Policy Based on Orderly Marketing Concepts," Food and Agricultural Marketing Issues for the 21st Century - FAMC 1993 Conference 265927, Food and Agricultural Marketing Consortium (FAMC).
    7. Ghanshyam Pandey, 2024. "Economic sustainability of rural cooperatives in Nepal - a bio-economy approach case study of Tulsipur sub-metropolitan city, Dang," Economics Working Papers 2024-01, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Economics.
    8. Kispál-Vitai, Zsuzsanna, 2006. "Gondolatok a szövetkezetelmélet fejlődéséről [Ideas for developing cooperative theory]," Közgazdasági Szemle (Economic Review - monthly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences), Közgazdasági Szemle Alapítvány (Economic Review Foundation), vol. 0(1), pages 69-84.

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