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| Brewin, Derek G.; Omidvar, Vahid. |
| In the hope of supporting rural economies, some rural planners suggest fostering food processing firms in rural areas. Locating close to the source of necessary agricultural commodities might give the processors an advantage. However, emerging patterns of product innovations, which affect demand, and process innovations, which lower costs, are tied to firm-level capacities in research and development. Communities can become more efficient at supplying services, including research services, to a particular industry. This in turn lowers the costs of that industry, driving up demand for the services and so on. The agglomerations of service firms spin off supporting services, which accommodate yet more firms. Agglomerations of service firms are difficult to... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Productivity Analysis. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46438 |
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| Brewin, Derek G.; Bielik, Michelle; Oleson, Brian. |
| Cook’s (1995) life cycle theory of cooperatives predicts a rise and fall of cooperatives over time. He argues that cooperatives arise as a response, by producers or consumers, to some form of inefficiency in a market structure, for example an oligopoly. In such a market, the cooperative can thrive by replacing the ineffective firms until other firms or institutions or technology come along and deliver even better service. When this happens, the cooperative’s ownership and control features may hamper its ability to grow and compete. According to Cook, the cooperative will eventually need to change in order to accommodate investors, or it will be forced to exit the market. This article considers the case of Australia’s grain market within Cook’s framework to... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46437 |
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