Cooperation and agro -industrial integration. Textbook

The theoretical foundations of cooperation and integration in the agro -industrial complex, accumulated in Russia and the countries of Europe and the USA, are highlighted, practical experience, the legal framework. The forms of cooperation -agricultural production (collective farm, cooperatives) and consumer cooperatives (processing, sales, service, credit, insurance, etc), their associations (unions), consumer companies, as well as forms of agro -industrial integration, agricultural enterprises, and holding enterprises, holding enterprises, and holding, holding enterprises are analyzed. Companies, clusters, etc. This form of integration as a grocery subcomplex (grain -product, milk, meat, beetrochikhar, fruit and vegetables, etc) has been especially highlighted. The procedure for creating and the organizational and economic mechanism of the functioning of cooperative and integrated structures is considered. The methodology for calculating the economic efficiency of cooperative and agro -industrial formations is presented, the role of the state in the regulation of their activities is shown.
In the 2nd edition of the textbook (1st published in 2007), in addition to the updated material, a new form of integration (clusters, private and non-profit partnerships), and state support for agro-industrial production, taking into account the requirements of the WTO.
The textbook contains a workshop and test tasks that contribute to the consolidation of the acquired knowledge. For university students in the areas of "Management" and "Economics".
4th edition, stereotypical