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标题：Russian Agricultural Producers’ Views of Top-Down Organized Cooperatives
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作者：Golovina, Svetlana ; Nilsson, Jerker
期刊名称：Journal of Agribusiness
印刷版ISSN：0738-8950
出版年度：2009
期号：suppl
页码：225-241
出版社：Journal of Agribusiness
摘要：In Russia many agricultural supply and marketing cooperatives have been established by governmental authorities, and agricultural producers may join them freely. Although this practice is contrary to cooperative experiences historically and internationally it may have a rationale; the development of cooperatives, which are highly needed in Russian agriculture, might be faster. This reasoning presupposes, however, that the members find their membership valuable so that they later get positive views of cooperatives. This study investigates whether this process takes place. The study compares data from two surveys among members of cooperatives within the Kurgan region. The surveys were conducted in early 2008 when the cooperatives were just established and in late 2008 when some of the cooperatives were about to be dissolved. The findings show that the respondents in the latter survey rank lower in terms of attitudes, willingness to trade, willingness to govern, willingness to invest, and trust.
关键词：Russia;transition agriculture;cooperatives;socio-psychology