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Author:   Jos Bijman ,  Roldan Muradian ,  Jur Schuurman
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9781784719371

ISBN 10:   1784719374
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   29 January 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: 1. The Changing Nature of Farmer Collective Action: Introduction to the Book Jos Bijman PART I: PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT 2. The Progressive Participation of Rural Producer Organizations in the Policy Debate. Lessons from the Experience of West Africa Denis Pesche and Bruno Losch 3. Cooperatives in Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation Markus Hanisch 4. Smallholder Organization through Farmer (Producer) Companies for Modern Markets: Experiences of Sri Lanka and India Sukhpal Singh PART II. ECONOMIC DEMOCRATIZATION, INCLUSIVENESS AND SOCIAL CAPITAL 5. Markets Access and Agricultural Productivity Growth in Developing Countries: Challenges and Opportunities for Producer Organizations Bekele Shiferaw, Jon Hellin and Geoffrey Muricho 6. Social Capital and Agricultural Cooperatives: Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia Annemarie Groot Kormelinck, Christine Plaisier, Roldan Muradian and Ruerd Ruben 7. Towards Inclusive Rural Development? Effects of Governance on Economic Equality in Uganda's Coffee Cooperatives Karin Wedig 8. Informal Virtues and Formal Vices ? Understanding the Implications of Producer Organizations for Pastoralists in India Stefano Pascucci and Jessica Duncan PART III. INTERNAL GOVERNANCE AND MEMBER RELATIONS 9. Centralized Versus Individual: Governance of Farmer Professional Cooperatives in China Xiangping Jia, Yamei Hu and George Hendrikse 10. Smallholder Dairy Entities in East Africa: Challenges and Opportunities David J. O'Brien and Michael L. Cook PART IV. CONCLUSIONS 11. Growth, Democracy and Income Equality. Cooperatives: The Development Impact Beyond Membership Benefits Kees Blokland and Jur Schuurman 12. Transformation, Inclusiveness and Tensions of Cooperatives; Synthesis and Further Research Jos Bijman, Roldan Muradian and Jur Schuurman Index

Reviews

'This work presents a most useful source of information that -- is likely to be of value to both scholars and policymakers, as well as those who are actively involved in constructing farmer organisations.' David Skydmore, Food Security 'This book is a must read for those interested in the role cooperatives play in fostering local rural development and alleviating rural poverty. Through conceptual pieces, case studies, essays and empirical work, the papers in this volume illustrate the complex challenges facing cooperatives as they attempt to address market failures, remain cost competitive vis-a-vis transnational agribusinesses, adopt good internal governance practices, navigate the political challenges in their local environments and adapt to and influence the institutional environment in which they operate.' -- Murray Fulton, University of Saskatchewan, Canada 'This book is a valuable reference for any practitioner, policy maker, researcher or student interested in the links between farmers' organisations and rural development. The book is well written and contributes to a better understanding of farmers' collective actions in developing and emerging economies. It also provides a strong foundation for further studies to bridge the knowledge gap between farmers' organisations in developed and developing countries.' -- Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

'This book is a must read for those interested in the role cooperatives play in fostering local rural development and alleviating rural poverty. Through conceptual pieces, case studies, essays and empirical work, the papers in this volume illustrate the complex challenges facing cooperatives as they attempt to address market failures, remain cost competitive vis-a-vis transnational agribusinesses, adopt good internal governance practices, navigate the political challenges in their local environments, and adapt to and influence the institutional environment in which they operate.' - Murray Fulton, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

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Edited by Jos Bijman, Wageningen University, the Netherlands, Roldan Muradian, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil and Jur Schuurman, formerly Agriterra, the Netherlands

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