The Boundary of Smallholder Producers’ Cooperatives: A Conceptual and Empirical Analysis
Autor: | Getaw Tadesse, Gashaw Tadesse Abate, Kebebe Ergano |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Economics and Econometrics
Level data 05 social sciences Limiting Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) Competitive advantage Boundary (real estate) Then test 0502 economics and business The Conceptual Framework Club good 050202 agricultural economics & policy Business Club 050207 economics Industrial organization |
Zdroj: | Journal of Agricultural Economics. 70:529-549 |
ISSN: | 1477-9552 0021-857X |
Popis: | In this study we explain the concepts, determinants and imperatives of boundary in smallholder producers’ cooperatives both conceptually and empirically. The conceptual framework indicates the importance of the type of goods (being a club good or not) and range of activities that a cooperative provides to its members in defining a competitive boundary. Using unique organisational and market level data from Ethiopia, we then test empirically whether the observed (weak) performance of producers’ cooperatives in Africa is explained by their organisational boundary – the type and range of goods or services they provide to members. The empirical results confirm that the competitiveness of producers’ cooperatives is significantly correlated with the type and number of services – i.e. cooperatives that provide club goods and a limited range of services are found to be more competitive. The results also suggest that a considerable number of cooperatives in Ethiopia engage in markets where they do not have competitive advantage. Overall, we demonstrate the importance of properly defining a viable boundary – proper selection of services (or markets) and limiting the range of services – for improving the competitiveness of membership‐based producer cooperatives in Africa. |
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