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Cooperatives: Hierarchies or Hybrids?

In: Vertical Markets and Cooperative Hierarchies

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  • Claude Ménard

    (University of Paris (Panthéon-Sorbonne))

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Recent developments in organization theory about arrangements that are neither markets nor hierarchies provide an opportunity to reconsider the nature of cooperatives and their fundamental characteristics. The concept of “hybrids” developed by transaction cost economics to encapsulate the properties of these arrangements may be particularly relevant in that it provides a theoretical framework in which to embed cooperatives among other modes of governance. This paper goes in that direction and proposes a characterisation of different regimes among cooperatives, establishing a typology grounded in theory. An important result of this approach is that it challenges standard competition policies towards cooperatives.

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  • Claude Ménard, 2007. "Cooperatives: Hierarchies or Hybrids?," Springer Books, in: Vertical Markets and Cooperative Hierarchies, chapter 0, pages 1-18, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-1-4020-5543-0_1
    DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-5543-0_1
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    2. Jan Falkowski & Pavel Ciaian, 2016. "Factors Supporting the Development of Producer Organizations and their Impacts in the Light of Ongoing Changes in Food Supply Chains: A Literature Review," JRC Research Reports JRC101617, Joint Research Centre.
    3. Feng, Li & Hendrikse, George W.J., 2008. "On the Nature of a Cooperative: A System of Attributes Perspective," 2008 International Congress, August 26-29, 2008, Ghent, Belgium 44398, European Association of Agricultural Economists.
    4. Chlebicka, Aleksandra & Fałkowski, Jan & Łopaciuk-Gonczaryk, Beata, 2014. "Grupy Producentów Rolnych A Kapitał Społeczny – Potencjalne Zależności," Village and Agriculture (Wieś i Rolnictwo), Polish Academy of Sciences (IRWiR PAN), Institute of Rural and Agricultural Development, vol. 3(164).
    5. Aleksandra Chlebicka & Michał Pietrzak, 2018. "Size of Membership and Survival Patterns of Producers’ Organizations in Agriculture—Social Aspects Based on Evidence from Poland," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(7), pages 1-24, July.

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