ID - 139644059 TI - Understanding the heterogeneity among agricultural cooperatives AU - Bijman, Jos AU - Hanisch, Markus PY - 2020 SN - 9782931051436 PB - Liè€ge : CIRIEC, DB - UniCat KW - Cooperative societies KW - Agriculture KW - Corporate governance KW - Industrial efficiency UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:139644059 AB - Abstract: This paper discusses the importance of acknowledging and understanding the heterogeneity among cooperatives. Many studies on agricultural cooperatives, particularly on the impact of membership, do not account for the large differences in organisational and functional characteristics across cooperatives. We identify and discuss five core differences that have implications for theoretical and empirical research. We propose a classification that can be used by scholars in their research on understanding the evolution, performance and impact of producer cooperatives, and that can be used by policy makers in better targeting their support policies. Keywords: Cooperatives, agriculture, typology, transactions, governance, evolution, performance, impact. JEL Codes: L2, D23, Q13 ER -