In this paper, we show formally that cooperatives can possess an informational -and hence cost- advantage compared to For Profit Firms (FPFs). Hence the standard practice of modeling the cooperative and the FPF as having identical cost structures appears to be theoretically unsound. The...

Because of a divergence of the farmers' projects caused by questioning regarding the legitimacy of the productivist model, the french network of Cooperatives for the Use of Agricultural Equipement (CUMA) is unsure of the coherence of its organisation. In order to find solutions to these...

Cette recherche concerne l'émergence et l'organisation de marchés de services visant à la fourniture de biens environnementaux localisés et plus particulièrement en milieu rural. L'objet de la recherche est d'éclairer les processus de la construction sociale des marchés de services...