Economic theory suggests that price incentives can be used to encourage water conservation in residential consumers. Conservation water rates are designed to send price signals that encourage households to reduce discretionary water use in the long term.However, it is not always clear that...

Machinery-sharing provides an alternative for smaller producers to obtain the efficiencies of large farming operations and remain competitive in an increasingly concentrated agricultural industry. This research uses a multiple case study design to examine the motivations for sharing equipment...

The Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) is the largest rural electric cooperative in the US. In this case, readers learn about various principal-agent problems that occurred at PEC and the steps taken to correct such problems. Electric cooperatives are a vital part of the US electrical grid....

Management of farmer-owned cooperatives cannot be successful without the participation of the members. If the managers of a cooperative are ignorant of the members’ opinion, the whole organization could collapse. This study takes a people-centered perspective and, instead of focusing on...

In diesem Artikel wird ein semi-parametrisches Matching-Verfahren (Propensity Score Matching) verwendet, um die Effekte von Agrarumweltmaßnahmen und der Ausgleichszulage für benachteiligte Gebiete in Deutschland auf den Faktoreinsatz (Boden, Arbeit, Kapital, Vieh, Pflanzenschutz- und...

The paper assesses the performance of Water User Associations (WUAs) in the Republic of Macedonia. We assess performance in terms of membership rates, the satisfaction of members with their WUA and payment behaviour. Econometric analysis reveals that membership and satisfaction are positively...

The study examined the contributions of Okitipupa Multi-purpose Cooperative Union (OMCU) to the development of the local rural economy in its area of coverage. A five-year data set of the activities of OMCU and those of its members were analyzed to determine its savings mobilization capacity,...

This paper studies the impact of group-based microfinance interventions on the income of rural households in an Indian state. A stratified random sampling technique was employed to select households from four districts in the state of Orissa. The sample households were further classified into...

Factors behind marginalisation and competitiveness in the social and economic structure of Polish rural areas after the EU accession. Scope and consequences of differentiation of farm functions in regional perspective. Role of non-farming activities in shaping new structures in rural areas....

The position of Polish agriculture in the global food market. The Polish food sector in the first years of membership. The monitoring and analysis of changes in the Polish food supply chain. Polish agricultural holdings in the first years of membership – efficiency and competitiveness. The...