What Do We Know About the Economic Efficiency of Cooperatives: An Evaluative Survey

A debate has arisen concerning the economic efficiency of cooperatives relative to other organizational forms. This paper discusses the efficiency concepts and economic theory relevant to the debate and then proceeds to study the empirical evidence. No credible evidence exists to support the proposition that cooperatives are inefficient relative to investor-owned businesses.

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Year of publication:	1993
Authors:	Sexton, Richard J. ; Iskow, Julie
Published in:	Journal of Agricultural Cooperation. - National Council of Farmer Cooperatives. - Vol. 8.1993
Publisher:	National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Subject:	Agribusiness

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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