Cooperative Theory: New Approaches

COOPERATIVE THEORY: NEW APPROACHES, edited by Jeffrey S. Royer, Cooperative Management Division, Agricultural Cooperative Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. This report contains nine papers on cooperative theory relating to operations, market behavior, decisionmaking, finance, and other aspects of farmer cooperation. These papers were written as part of an ACS project intended to stimulate research and thinking on practical aspects of cooperative theory. This report does not represent an exhaustive theory of cooperatives, but presents new approaches to thinking on several topics. In addition to answering some questions, these papers ask others in an attempt to encourage more thought.