Social capital in Russian agricultural production co-operatives
When the Soviet <italic>kolkhozy</italic> and <italic>sovkhozy</italic> were converted, a large number of agricultural production co-operatives was created. Most of these co-operatives still exist in Russia and some of them have a strong market position, accounting for almost one-third of the aggregate volume produced by large farms. This study explores whether social capital might be the explanation for this relative success, i.e. that members support their co-operative because they trust their fellow members as well as the leadership. Interviews with co-operative members resulted in 1401 usable answers. The results from an ordered logit model indicate that social capital plays a partial role. Members who consider co-operatives to be an efficient business form value social ties to other members, even though the leadership does not enjoy much social capital.
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2014
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Authors: | Golovina, Svetlana ; Hess, Sebastian ; Nilsson, Jerker ; Wolz, Axel |
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Post-Communist Economies. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 1463-1377. - Vol. 26.2014, 4, p. 522-536
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Taylor & Francis Journals |
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