Socialist fisheries in the Adriatic and Central Mediterranean Sea. The case of Tuna fishing / Socialist fisheries in the...
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Community financing for sustainable food and farming: a proximity perspective.
Published in Agriculture and human values
An increasing number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the German organic agri-food sector involves citizens through different community financing models. While such models provide alternative funding sources as well as marketing opportunities to SMEs, they allow private investors to combine their financial and ethical concerns by dir...
Avkastning i de kooperativa energiföretagen / Return in cooperative energy companies
Sverige står inför en stor omställning inom energisektorn. Det finns mål om mycket mer förnybar energi som kräver mer kraftanläggningar de kommande åren. Men redan nu har många anläggningar för förnybar kraft kommit till. En del i det har varit de kooperativa energiföretagen som detta arbetet kommer fördjupa sig inom. Mer specifikt kommer det att u...
Producer risk aversion and participation in agricultural cooperatives
Little attention is given to cooperatives’ role in producer risk management. We review literature and theory in development of a hypothesized positive relationship between producers’ risk aversion and usage of cooperatives. We test the hypothesis using a sample of crop and hog producers and find evidence that cooperative membership and the percenta...
Cheap Talk and Coordination in the Lab and in the Field: Collective Commercialization in Senegal
Most developing-country farms are small and engage in cooperative agriculture. Prior literature has argued that mechanisms aimed at facilitating smallholder coordination such as cooperatives are central to stimulating market participation. At the same time, cooperatives have not always been able to engage in collective action. In this paper, we con...
Guide to the writing of law for the Social and Solidarity Economy
Barcelona no es Silicon Valley: Una aproximación crítica al modelo “hélices de la innovación”
We argue that in Barcelona there is a multiplicity of innovative projects and experiences that go beyond Henry Etzkowitz and Loet Leydesdorff's (2000) "triple helix" model of innovation. The research results point to the coexistence of dominant innovation practices and emerging innovation practices. Both formats shape relationships between policy, ...
Creación de valor como instrumento de productividad bajo sostenibilidad en cooperativas especializadas sin sección de ah...
Summary This article aims to explain how 12 specialized cooperatives without savings section in Bogotá create value in terms of productivity under sustainability, through the analysis of indicators of continuity, social base, effectiveness, efficiency, solvency and indebtedness between 2015 and 2019. For this research, a database of the Superintend...
Factors for the success of agricultural cooperatives in Brazil.
The Brazilian cooperative agribusiness is in a transitional phase. This moment is marked by the advancement of market globalisation, which has exerted great competitive pressure on national agribusiness. To survive and thrive in a globalised and fiercely competitive environment, cooperatives must face new challenges in the pursuit of competitivenes...
Ethique, territoire et certification « commerce équitable » : le cas de la participation des parties prenantes marginali...
Si l’intégration des «producteurs et travailleurs marginalisés» (FINE) dans le commerce équitable est essentielle à son organisation, comment la certification contribue-t-elle à leur participation dans la gouvernance des organisations de producteurs certifiées commerce équitable?Les approches théoriques des parties prenantes appuyant leurs classifi...
