The transformation of energy systems is influencing economic policy agendas all over the
world, particularly in industrialized countries. In this process, Germany has taken a …

Member heterogeneity is often seen as a disadvantage of cooperatives. Though, a
comprehensive understanding of member heterogeneity, its dimensions and impacts on …

Abstract In contemporary Bosnia and Herzegovina, rural poverty is an unresolved issue,
despite farming having been a poverty coping strategy for many rural dwellers, especially …

To pursue development goals, policymakers and scholars alike have proposed that actors in
rural areas may usefully engage in collective actions, eg by forming community groups …

With liberalization in 1998, numerous firms have entered the German retail electricity market,
including newly formed consumer cooperatives. Based on Transaction Cost Economics, we …

Governance describes a firm´ s system of decision‐making, direction and control. Over the
last decades agricultural cooperatives in Europe have been pursuing innovations in internal …

The importance of cooperatives for European farmers has often been claimed but empirical
studies to support this claim are scarce. This special issue presents a number of articles on …

Agricultural cooperatives in Russia have had an uneven evolution: from their initial form of
service cooperatives based on classical principles of cooperation in the decades before …

We develop a classification of traditional versus restructured cooperative organizational
attributes based on an inductive approach. Using this classification and integrating concepts …

In Albania development gaps in the area of food safety are calling for stronger vertical
coordination within the agrifood value chains. The paper explores the possibility of vertical …