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Development Discountinuities

The development literature considers associations an important economic development tool that allows producers to pursue their economic welfare collectively and through participatory means. This paper comparatively analyses the experience of three...

  • Agriculture
  • Economic development
  • Marketing
Working Paper
Group Behaviour and Development

A very large amount of activity occurs within groups (that is within families, firms, co-operatives, conununities or governments). Yet most economic analysis focuses on market transactions between these agents. The purpose of the study is to analyse...

  • Cooperative societies
  • Cost effectiveness
  • Equality and inequality
Working Paper
Has the Coffee Federation Become Redundant?

This paper considers the role and modus operandi of the National Coffee Federation of Colombia. Much respected and much criticized over time, today its role is being challenged as inappropriate to the new commitment to a free market economy. The...

  • Agriculture
  • Agricultural cooperative
  • International trade
Working Paper
Group Functioning and Community Forestry in South Asia

This paper examines group functioning in the management of common pool resources, such as forests. In recent years community forestry groups have mushroomed in South Asia. But how participative, equitable and efficient are they? Many have done well...

  • Cost effectiveness
  • Equality and inequality
  • Forests and forestry
Working Paper
Understanding the Silicon Valley Phenomena

This paper analyzes the ‘Silicon Valley model’ as a novel economic institution in the domain of technological product system innovation such as computers. We focus on the information structural relationship as well as governance relationships between...

  • Business networks
  • Game theory
  • Producer cooperatives
Book Chapter
New Institutional Arrangements for Product Innovation in Silicon Valley

Part of Book Ownership and Governance of Enterprises

  • Business networks
  • Game theory
  • Producer cooperatives
Book Chapter
Leaders and Intermediaries as Economic Development Agents in Producers' Associations

Part of Book Group Behaviour and Development

  • Agriculture
  • Economic development
  • Marketing
Book Chapter
The Hidden Side of Group Behaviour

Part of Book Group Behaviour and Development

  • Cost effectiveness
  • Equality and inequality
  • Forests and forestry
Book Chapter
Has the Coffee Federation Become Redundant?

Part of Book Group Behaviour and Development

  • Agriculture
  • Agricultural cooperative
  • International trade
Journal Article
Information, Incentives, and Option Value

Part of Journal Special Issue WIDER Symposium on Adaptive Efficiency and Evolving Diversity of Enterprise Ownership and Governance

  • Business networks
  • Game theory
  • Producer cooperatives
Book Chapter
Conclusions

Part of Book Group Behaviour and Development

  • Cooperative societies
  • Group decision making
  • Nonprofit organizations
Book Chapter
Producer Groups and the Decollectivization of the Mongolian Pastoral Economy

Part of Book Group Behaviour and Development

  • Producer cooperatives
  • Rural development
Book Chapter
Group Behaviour and Development

Part of Book Group Behaviour and Development

  • Cooperative societies
  • Cost effectiveness
  • Equality and inequality
Book
Group Behaviour and Development

This text focuses on group behaviour in developing countries. It includes studies of producer and community organizations, NGOs and some public sector groups. Some groups function well, from the perspectives of equity, efficiency and well-being...

  • Cooperative societies
  • Equality and inequality
  • Group decision making
Book
Group Behaviour and Development

This text focuses on group behaviour in developing countries. It includes studies of producer and community organizations, NGOs and some public sector groups. Some groups function well, from the perspectives of equity, efficiency and well-being...

  • Cooperative societies
  • Equality and inequality
  • Group decision making
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