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The Impact of Alternative Payment Arrangements on the Performance of Florida Sugarcane Cooperatives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2016

Rigoberto A. Lopez  and
Thomas H. Spreen
Rigoberto A. Lopez
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Marketing, Cook College, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey
Thomas H. Spreen
Affiliation:
Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida
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Abstract

Payment arrangements among members of a cooperative play a critical role in the performance of the cooperative. The impact of three payment systems is assessed for Florida sugarcane cooperatives through a bi-level programming model which incorporates both individual and collective behavior.

Keywords

cooperativesmathematical programmingsugarcane
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , December 1984 , pp. 99 - 108
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1984

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