Governance Structure of Chinese Farmer Cooperatives: Evidence From Zhejiang Province

Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc

E-ISSN： 1520-6297|31|2|198-214

ISSN： 0742-4477

Source： AGRIBUSINESS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, Vol.31, Iss.2, 2015-04, pp. : 198-214

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Abstract

ABSTRACTThe governance of farmer cooperatives in China is addressed regarding democratic decision‐making procedures, participation in decision making, member exit, and profit allocation. Empirical results from a survey of fruit and vegetable cooperatives in the Zhejiang province (China) indicate that the distribution of ownership rights, decision rights, and income rights in a farmer cooperative is quite skewed towards a small proportion of members. Several governance practices by cooperatives are not in line with the requirements specified by the Law. [EconLit classification; D210; Q130].

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