Cooperatives: Hierarchies or Hybrids?

Claude Menard

Chapter Chapter 1 in Vertical Markets and Cooperative Hierarchies, 2007, pp 1-18 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Recent developments in organization theory about arrangements that are neither markets nor hierarchies provide an opportunity to reconsider the nature of cooperatives and their fundamental characteristics. The concept of “hybrids” developed by transaction cost economics to encapsulate the properties of these arrangements may be particularly relevant in that it provides a theoretical framework in which to embed cooperatives among other modes of governance. This paper goes in that direction and proposes a characterisation of different regimes among cooperatives, establishing a typology grounded in theory. An important result of this approach is that it challenges standard competition policies towards cooperatives.

Keywords: Transaction Cost; Competition Policy; Competition Authority; Hybrid Organization; Transaction Cost Economic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-5543-0_1

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