Cooperatives and Payment Schemes

Lessons from theory and examples from Danish agriculture

af Peter Bogetoft, m.fl.

Cooperatives and cooperative payment schemes, cost and profit sharing rules, are found in all sectors of society - including law and consultancy, insurance and finance, health, housing, utility, and, of course, in agriculture. The book develops an economic framework for assessing different cooperative payment schemes. First, a number of relevant criteria (properties) are defined, then the book analyses how well different schemes fulfil these criteria under alternative production and market condi... (Læs mere)