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Agricultural Cooperatives And Their Membership In Cooperative Unions In Serbia

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  • Sevarlic, Miladin M.
  • Nikolic, Marija M.
  • Simmons, Richard

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Goal of this paper is to analyse business of agricultural cooperatives in Serbia and their territorial distribution. Paper also comprehends analyses of premises of directors of agricultural cooperatives towards cooperative associations, based on result of survey conducted on chosen sample. Analysis is based on the hypothesis that reform processes present in the Serbian economy, and completely absent from cooperative sector, have weaken the work of cooperative unions and undermined regular relations between cooperatives and their associations. Paper also analyse premises of directors of agricultural cooperatives on relevant questions on membership and work of 12 regional, provincial and Cooperative union of Serbia, based on result of survey conducted in 148 or 7.2% of 2.055 agricultural cooperatives in Serbia. For cooperatives that are not members of any union, paper gives systematization of reasons why cooperative is not member and motives that could inspire cooperative to become a member. For cooperatives that are members of some union, we give analyses of answers if cooperative is satisfied with work and activities of union conducted for cooperative welfare; and suggestions for activities that cooperative unions should practice in the interests and needs of their members.

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  • Sevarlic, Miladin M. & Nikolic, Marija M. & Simmons, Richard, 2010. "Agricultural Cooperatives And Their Membership In Cooperative Unions In Serbia," APSTRACT: Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce, AGRIMBA, vol. 4(3-4), pages 1-8.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:apstra:91127
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.91127
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