Why do cooperatives fail? Big versus small in Ghanaian Cocoa Producers' Societies, 1930-36

Chiara Cazzuffi () and Alexander Moradi

Working Paper Series from Department of Economics, University of Sussex Business School

Abstract: Using a complete panel of Ghanaian cocoa producers’ societies in the 1930s, we investigate whether group interaction problems threatened i) capital accumulation, ii) cocoa sales and iii) cooperative survival as membership size increased. We find evidence of group interaction problems. The net effect, however, is positive indicating gains from economies of scale as cooperatives expanded their membership.

Keywords: cooperatives; firm survival; collective action problems; Ghana (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J54 N57 Q13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-04
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