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The Conversion Of Cooperatives To Publicly Held Corporations: A Financial Analysis Of Limited Evidence

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Recent reorganizations of agricultural cooperatives have created concern that the cooperative form of business may not be well suited to the agribusiness environment of the 1990s. Potential institutional changes in the cooperative form of organization require objective analysis of the etiology of these reorganizations. Previous research evaluated internal features of the cooperative that may create economic incentives to convert the co-op to a corporation. This article focuses on external factors that may also be related to cooperative conversions. Informal evaluation of the limited evidence suggests that these factors merit further study.

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  • Collins, Robert A., 1991. "The Conversion Of Cooperatives To Publicly Held Corporations: A Financial Analysis Of Limited Evidence," Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 16(2), pages 1-5, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:wjagec:32593
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.32593
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    1. Schrader, Lee F., 1989. "Equity Capital and Restructuring of Cooperatives as Investor-Oriented Firms," Journal of Agricultural Cooperation, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, vol. 4, pages 1-13.
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    2. Chaddad, Fabio Ribas & Cook, Michael L., 2003. "The Emergence of Non-Traditional Cooperative Structures: Public and Private Policy Issues," 2003 Annual Meeting, October 29 31799, NCERA-194 Research on Cooperatives.
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    5. Mooney, Patrick & Gray, Thomas W., 2002. "Cooperative Conversion and Restructuring in Theory and Practice," Research Reports 280024, United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development.

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