Market power and the volatility of markups in the food value chain: The role of Italian cooperatives
Agricultural cooperatives have often been promoted as a way to increase their market power and to obtain stability of profit against uncertainty.
Agricultural cooperatives have often been promoted as a way to increase their market power and to obtain stability of profit against uncertainty.
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