Response to the Three Controversial Issues About the Development Quality of China's Farmer Cooperatives:An Assessment Based on the China Academy for Rural Development-Qiyan China Agri-research Database of Zhejiang University
Based on the China Academy for Rural Development-Qiyan China Agri-research Database of Zhejiang University,this study responds to the controversies about the"shell cooperatives",the operation and service capacity of cooperatives,and the"alienation"of cooperatives.The findings are as follows.First,according to the annual reports submitted by cooperatives and their activity scores.it is estimated that approximately 60％of the cooperatives in operation are"shell cooperatives".Second,the overall management and service capacity of cooperatives are weak and unevenly developed.Specifically,nearly 90％of the cooperatives only have less than 10 members;the mean of register capital of the cooperatives rises to 2.18 million yuan,while it still have a possibility of taking inflated capital.Moreover,there are only about 15％of cooperatives that publicized their asset status from 2013 to 2020,of which 35％-47％reported operating income of 0,44％-57％reported surplus less than or equal to 0,and 90％reported tax amount of 0.Third,the problem of"alienation"of cooperatives has not yet been settled.The filed survey finds that the allocation of cooperatives'surplus is mainly based on dividends per share,and the ownership concentration is positively correlated with the proportion of dividends per share.In addition,the measurement of the ownership concentration of cooperatives shows that the equity concentration of most cooperatives is relatively high,and it is further rising as time goes on.Based on the above findings,the government and academia should further reflect on the laws and policies related to cooperatives,and improve the development quality of China's farmer cooperatives.
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