Internal governance challenges of young independent coffee cooperatives in south‐west Ethiopia

Internal governance challenges of young independent coffee cooperatives in south‐west Ethiopia

This study analyses the internal governance practices of coffee marketing cooperatives in south‐west Ethiopia. The investigation argues that there is a need to go beyond democratic governance practices in order to understand the governance of these cooperatives working in multi‐stakeholder environme...

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Published in:Journal of international development Vol. 36; no. 7; pp. 2805 - 2825
Main Authors: Mswaka, Walter, Snell, Matthew, Wood, Adrian
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Chichester Wiley Periodicals Inc 01-10-2024
Subjects:
Coffee
Cooperatives
Ethiopia
Governance
independence
Marketing
state obtrusion
sustainability
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Summary:This study analyses the internal governance practices of coffee marketing cooperatives in south‐west Ethiopia. The investigation argues that there is a need to go beyond democratic governance practices in order to understand the governance of these cooperatives working in multi‐stakeholder environments where the state is powerful and intervenes in their operations. The study concludes that the actions of internal and external actors have resulted in unique governance structures that profoundly influence their operations.
ISSN:0954-1748
1099-1328
DOI:10.1002/jid.3932