Evolution of cooperative thought, theory, and purpose

摘要: The evolution of agricultural cooperative thought, theory, and purpose in the United States is reviewed from standpoint reemergence interest how cooperatives can provide some security benefits that might be lost with gradual phasing out federal government farm support programs. By accomplishing group action for self-help, early development drew considerable attention economists, social theorists, politicians. Alternative schools thought developed, but most proponents regarded them as having enormous potential to a public service role building more economically stable democratic society This paper also surveys theory was developed rigorously post-WWII period. It has provided better analytical tools understanding why have changed response technological economic developments, well trends, like individualism. Given new perspectives on scope changes operate are structured, even greater coordinating self-help actions, this needs education services.