This paper attempts to examine the physical and financial performance of some primary dairy co-operatives in west Bengal state in Indian context. The study suggests that financial performance indicators dominate over physical ones, and all the dominating variables have long term positive impact on primary milk producers’ co-operative societies (PMPCSs). Also, the significant impact of financial...

Objectives Introduction History and Growth of Consumer Movement in India 6.2.1 Consumer Protection in Ancient limes 6.2.2 Development of Co-operatives Consumer Movement in the Modern Period 6.3.1 Stages of Development of the Consumer Movement 6.3.2 Some Important Consumer Organisations Achievements of the Consumer Movement Future TasksIChallenges Ahead Let Us Sum Up 6.7

Two extensions are formulated of the analysis of the allocation of decision rights in Hendrikse and Veerman (2001). First, the incomplete contracts in their article can be viewed as simple long-term contracts, i.e. it is not allowed to make the allocation of authority contingent on the circumstances. Contingent long-term contracts are now considered. Second, another aspect of decision rights is...

This paper traces how in Britain and Germany, for-profit non-profit businesses coevolved with political-economic institutions. Starting the late eighteenth century, embraced logic of liberal capitalism, although path was not smooth. Over same period, German states balanced both social-welfare ideals. Social-welfare ideals did gain support until start twentieth century. The market embodied by mo...