Vertical Markets and Cooperative Hierarchies The Role of Cooperatives in the Agri-Food Industry /

• Main Authors: Karantininis, Kostas (Author), Nilsson, Jerker (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Subjects: Business.; Management science.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Industrial organization.; Economics.; Agricultural economics.; Agricultural Economics.; Industrial Organization.; Economic Systems.; Business and Management, general.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.

Agricultural cooperatives have strong market positions in agri-food industries, in many countries. In recent decades we have witnessed significant changes in competition, distribution of market power and governance structures of agri-food chains. Between vertical market structures, cooperative princ...

Table of Contents:

• From the contents I. The Cooperative: Between Market And Hierarchy
• II. Governance
• III. Internal Organization
• IV. Conduct
• V. Performance.