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| Vakoufaris, Hristos; Kizos, Thanasis; Spilanis, Ioannis; Koulouri, Maria; Zacharaki, Anna. |
| In the last twenty years Greece has witnessed the emergence and establishment of women’s cooperatives, a form of productive agricultural cooperatives. This paper explores their importance and their contribution to local development. Evidence is presented for an island region, the North Aegean. Personal interviews, using structured questionnaires, were conducted with the chairwomen of all the region’s cooperatives in order to obtain an insight into their structure and dynamics. According to the findings of this study, women’s cooperatives are characterized by substantial potential on the one hand and by serious drawbacks on the other. The economic performance of the cooperatives is satisfactory, while the use of local resources and ‘know how’ contribute to... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Women’s cooperatives; North Aegean; Local development; Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58681 |
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