Cooperatives: Hierarchies or Hybrids?

Claude Ménard (1)

1 ATOM - Analyse Théorique des Organisations et des Marchés

This paper explores the possibiloity of characterizing the variety of cooperatives through the lenses of transaction costs economics. A typology of cooperatives as hybrid arrangements is proposed. Cponsequences with respect to regulatory issues are discussed.

Mots clés: cooperatives; hybrid organization; transaction costs; regulation

Domaines: Economies et finances

Claude Ménard. Cooperatives: Hierarchies or Hybrids?. J. Nilsson et K. Karantininis. Vertical Markets and Cooperative Hierarchies, Springer, pp.7-27, 2007. ⟨halshs-00273861⟩