In Russia many agricultural supply and marketing cooperatives have been established by governmental authorities, and agricultural producers may join them freely. Although this practice is contrary to cooperative experiences historically and internationally it may have a rationale; the development...

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...

The <italic>kolkhozy</italic> and <italic>sovkhozy</italic> that operated in the former Soviet Union have been converted into other organisational forms, among them agricultural production co-operatives. In some regions of Russia and in some types of production these co-operatives are strong. Since production co-operatives...

Studies show that the co-operatives that have been established by governmental officials in Russia have not been successful. This study seeks to explore whether the government decision makers are badly informed about the conditions for running co-operative enterprises. The study is based on...

Social capital is one of the most crucial factors determining the effectiveness of operations in a cooperative organisation. When membership of a cooperative decreases, the financial capital also decreases. An important asset of cooperatives is the commitment and loyalty of their members....

Based on a survey on farmers in Finland, this study examined the extent to which farmer co-operatives enjoy social capital within their memberships as they become internationalised. Findings from limited dependent variable regressions suggest that one group of farmers is loyal to the...

Hur kan medlemmarna få del i kooperativa företags värdetillväxt? Det är en högaktuell fråga inom lantbrukskooperationen i dessa år. I denna rapport presenteras ett förslag till en åtgärd, som kan bidra till att problemet löses. Förslaget innebär inrättande av en ny typ av...

This study investigates the role of social networks when producers choose a buyer for their produce – either a co-operative or an investor-owned firm. The empirical basis is personal interviews with ten forest owners, five co-operative suppliers and five IOF suppliers. The findings...

1 Jordbrukskooperationen idag Svensk jordbrukskooperation upplever för närvarande två stora problem. 1 Den producentkooperativa företagsformen utsättes för så stark kritik från så många betydelsefulla maktcentra att det är berättigat att tala om en legitimitetskris. I synnerhet kan...