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Social Economy and the Cooperative Movement in Europe: Input to a New Vision of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Europe of the 25

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  • Juan Francisco JULIÁ-IGUAL

    (Red Española Interuniversitaria de Centros e Institutos de Investigación en Economía Social, Spain)

  • Elena MELIÁ

    (Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain)

Abstract

This is a study of the most important features of European agricultural cooperatives. It emphasises the business aspect as a key factor in their economic development. A cluster analysis is performed on them to classify them in relation to variables linked to their business aspect, especially its essential contribution to competitiveness. There is also an assessment of their main strengths and weaknesses as they affect the prospects for internationalising their activities, internationalisation being one of the great challenges they have to face in the current economic context.

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  • Juan Francisco JULIÁ-IGUAL & Elena MELIÁ, 2007. "Social Economy and the Cooperative Movement in Europe: Input to a New Vision of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Europe of the 25," CIRIEC Working Papers 0706, CIRIEC - Université de Liège.
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