This paper assesses the potential for cooperatives to contribute to the restructuring of large farm agriculture by comparing costs and benefits of cooperative forms of organization from a theoretical and an empirical perspective. A key distinction is made between agricultural production cooperatives (APCs), where production is undertaken jointly, and service cooperatives (SCs), which provide services in the areas of input supply, marketing, credit...
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1993/12/31
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Publicación
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WDP218
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2010/07/01
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Cooperatives and the breakup of large mechanized farms : theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence
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agricultural production