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The Nature of the Cooperative A Dairy Cooperative Case Study

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  • Ling, K. Charles

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The nature of the cooperative is viewed as a composite picture of three facets: (1) the unique structure, organization, governance, equity financing, and operation of cooperatives; (2) the market performance of cooperatives; and (3) the relations of cooperatives to other market participants through their roles in transaction governance. The third facet is the focus of this study, through the lens of transaction cost economics. The results complement the first two facets to present a clearer picture of the nature of the cooperative. Cooperatives adapt to transaction governance structures for economizing on transaction costs, just as other types of businesses do. The unique nature of the cooperative is also reaffirmed. Dairy cooperatives are used as an example. Other kinds of cooperatives are briefly assessed as “variations on a theme.”

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  • Ling, K. Charles, 2012. "The Nature of the Cooperative A Dairy Cooperative Case Study," Research Reports 280112, United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:urdbrr:280112
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.280112
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    1. Bolotova Yuliya V., 2024. "Private Supply Management and Market Power in the U.S. Dairy Industry," Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization, De Gruyter, vol. 22(1), pages 1-17.
    2. Ganc, Marzena, 2018. "Level of the current liquidity ratio versus financial efficiency of dairy cooperatives," Problems of Agricultural Economics / Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej 276386, Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics - National Research Institute (IAFE-NRI).
    3. Bolotova, Yulia V., 2023. "Market Power in the U.S. Dairy Industry," Applied Economics Teaching Resources (AETR), Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 5(2), March.
    4. Bolotova, Yuliya V., 2017. "An Analysis of Retail Fluid Milk Pricing in the Eastern United States," 2017 Annual Meeting, February 4-7, 2017, Mobile, Alabama 252744, Southern Agricultural Economics Association.
    5. Bolotova, Yuliya, 2020. "The Price Effects of Milk Supply Control in the U.S. Dairy Industry," 2020 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, Kansas City, Missouri 304209, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.

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