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Research article - Peer-reviewed, 2014

Social capital in Russian agricultural production co-operatives

Golovina, Svetlana; Hess, Sebastian; Nilsson, Jerker; Wolz, Axel

Abstract

When the Soviet kolkhozy and sovkhozy were converted, a large number of agricultural production co-operatives was created. Most of these co-operatives still exist in Russia and some of them have a strong market position, accounting for almost one-third of the aggregate volume produced by large farms. This study explores whether social capital might be the explanation for this relative success, i.e. that members support their co-operative because they trust their fellow members as well as the leadership. Interviews with co-operative members resulted in 1401 usable answers. The results from an ordered logit model indicate that social capital plays a partial role. Members who consider co-operatives to be an efficient business form value social ties to other members, even though the leadership does not enjoy much social capital.

Published in

Post-Communist Economies
2014, Volume: 26, number: 4, pages: 522-536
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

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    • UKÄ Subject classification

      Business Administration

      Publication identifier

      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14631377.2014.964465

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      https://res.slu.se/id/publ/64251