Publication Date:
2013-02-26
Description:
The survival of agricultural marketing co-operatives depends on their capability of satisfying and maintaining their base of farmer members. Hypotheses regarding these two success factors are developed in neoclassical economics and transaction cost economics. They are tested with a survey of 321 members of marketing co-operatives specialising in fresh fruits and vegetables. Our results show support for both perspectives. Price paid to farmers is important for their satisfaction with the co-operative. Farmers' perceptions of transaction costs are even more important.
Keywords:
D22 - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis, D23 - Organizational Behavior
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Transaction Costs
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Property Rights, P13 - Cooperative Enterprises, Q13 - Agricultural Markets and Marketing
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Cooperatives
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Agribusiness
Print ISSN:
0165-1587
Electronic ISSN:
1464-3618
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Economics
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