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Cooperative Principles and Equity Financing: A Critical Discussion

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This paper examines the role of the “principles of cooperation” in shaping the methods used by farmer cooperative associations for the provision of equity capital by members. Cooperative principles and financing practices based on them are evaluated in the context of some common issues and conflicts among patrons. The characteristics of a cooperative are compared with those of a patron-owned corporation, and two case studies in which patrons chose to organize businesses as patron-owned corporations are discussed. The paper concludes by making recommendations for patron-owned businesses operating within the cooperative framework.

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  • Royer, Jeffrey S., 1992. "Cooperative Principles and Equity Financing: A Critical Discussion," Journal of Agricultural Cooperation, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, vol. 7, pages 1-20.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:joagco:46285
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.46285
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    1. Chaddad, Fabio Ribas & Cook, Michael L., 2003. "The Emergence of Non-Traditional Cooperative Structures: Public and Private Policy Issues," 2003 Annual Meeting, October 29 31799, NCERA-194 Research on Cooperatives.
    2. Reynolds, Bruce J., 2000. "Cooperative Principles as Constraints for Public Goods Production," 2000 Annual Meeting, December 12-13 31808, NCERA-194 Research on Cooperatives.
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    4. Dinesh Dhakal & David O’Brien & Peter Mueser, 2021. "Government Policy and Performance of Agricultural Cooperatives: A Case Study in Chitwan District, Nepal," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(21), pages 1-20, November.
    5. Jeffrey S. Royer, 2019. "Measuring the cost of capital in cooperative businesses," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 35(2), pages 249-264, April.
    6. Chaddad, Fabio Ribas & Cook, Michael L., 2002. "An Ownership Rights Typology Of Cooperative Models," Working Papers 26032, University of Missouri Columbia, Department of Agricultural Economics.
    7. Holstenkamp, Lars & Degenhart, Heinrich, 2013. "Bürgerbeteiligungsmodelle für erneuerbare Energien - Eine Begriffsbestimmung aus finanzwirtschaftlicher Perspektive [Citizen Participation Schemes for Renewable Energies - A Definition from a Finan," MPRA Paper 81263, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    10. Barton, David G., 2004. "A Comparison of Traditional and Newly Emerging Forms of Cooperative Capitalization," 2004 Annual Meeting, November 2-3 31794, NCERA-194 Research on Cooperatives.
    11. Gian Nicola FRANCESCONI & Fleur WOUTERSE, 2019. "Building The Managerial Capital Of Agricultural Cooperatives In Africa," Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 90(1), pages 141-159, March.
    12. Royer, Jeffrey S., 2012. "Implications of the Cooperative Organizational Form for Vertical Expansion," Journal of Rural Cooperation, Hebrew University, Center for Agricultural Economic Research, vol. 40(2), pages 1-20.
    13. Cook, Michael L., 1994. "The Role of Management Behavior in Agricultural Cooperatives," Journal of Agricultural Cooperation, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, vol. 9, pages 1-17.
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    15. Hopp, Fredrick Neal, 1994. "A financial analysis of grain marketing and production supply cooperatives, 1985-1991," ISU General Staff Papers 1994010108000017637, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.

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