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Enterprise forms, ownership markets, and capital procurement of the firm

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  • Kazuhiko Mikami

    (Department of Economics, Royal Holloway, University of London and Department of Applied Economics, University of Hyogo, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan)

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It is often argued that cooperative firms are financially less viable than ivestor-owned firms. From a fundamental point of view, however, this does not seem a fair comparison, since the market for firm ownership is usually only available to investor-owned firms in our economy. This paper examines potential roles of the market for ownership rights to cooperative firms, particularly in capital procurement of the firm. We sho that, with a well-functioning membership market, consumer cooperatives are not necessarily financially weaker than investor-owned firms. The consumer cooperative can thus be a promising alternative to the investor-owned firm when the latter type of firm induces some serious market failure in the product market.

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  • Kazuhiko Mikami, 2007. "Enterprise forms, ownership markets, and capital procurement of the firm," Royal Holloway, University of London: Discussion Papers in Economics 07/02, Department of Economics, Royal Holloway University of London, revised Jul 2007.
    • Handle: RePEc:hol:holodi:0702
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    Keywords

    enterprise form; owndership market; capital procurement;
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    JEL classification:

    • P13 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Cooperative Enterprises
    • P51 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems - - - Comparative Analysis of Economic Systems

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