{"product_id":"9781402040726","title":"Vertical Markets and Cooperative Hierarchies The Role of Cooperatives in the Agri-Food Industry","description":"\u003ch1\u003eVertical Markets and Cooperative Hierarchies\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Role of Cooperatives in the Agri-Food Industry\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKostas Karantininis | Jerker Nilsson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Industries \/ Agribusiness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVertical Markets and Cooperative Hierarchies\u003c\/em\u003e comprises a selection of sixteen newly written essays that provide clarification to issues pertinent to contemporary cooperatives. Twenty three internationally recognized scholars of agricultural cooperatives, from a variety of disciplines such as industrial organization, finance, sociology, networks, and political theory, contributed theoretical work and empirical observations from different countries. The book is divided into five Parts: I. Cooperatives: between markets and hierarchies; II. Governance; III. Internal organizational issues; IV. Conduct of cooperatives; and V. Cooperative performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKostas Karantininis\u003c\/strong\u003e is research professor of Economics of Agri-Food Supply Chains \u0026amp; Cooperatives at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJerker Nilsson\u003c\/strong\u003e is professor of cooperative business at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05 December 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Netherlands\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781402040726\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e285\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50803526598796,"sku":"9781402040726","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781402040726.jpg?v=1781754944","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781402040726","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}