The Boundary of Smallholder Producers’ Cooperatives: A Conceptual and Empirical Analysis

• Published in: Journal of agricultural economics Vol. 70; no. 2; pp. 529 - 549
• Main Authors: Tadesse, Getaw, Abate, Gashaw T., Ergano, Kebebe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.06.2019
• Subjects: Competitive advantage; Competitiveness; Cooperatives; Empirical analysis; Ethiopia; Markets; organisational boundary; smallholder producers’ cooperatives; Ethiopia; Africa

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 provi...