Study On Governance Of Farmer Specialized Cooperatives In China

Currently,farmers' specialized cooperatives in our country are still at the transitional stage.There exist many problems in terms of governance structure and governance mechanism.With the gradual improvement of the external development environment,strengthening the internal governance structure and improving governance mechanism is the key to the standardized operation and sustainable development of farmers' specialized cooperatives.The present research tries to make exploration and systematic analysis on its governance structure and governance mechanism,combining Chinese agriculture and the realistic condition of rural economy.Corporate governance theory,principal-agent theory and game theory are introduced to help lay a theoretical basis for this research.On this basis,a framework on governing structure which is suitable for Chinese conditions was established to improve its standardized development.Furthermore,the author puts forward some suggestions about the governance mechanism,including the improvement of the decision-making mechanism,incentive mechanism and supervision mechanism.Through research on this project,the author aims to familiarize people with the current situation of existing farmers' specialized cooperatives,reveal the underlying reasons which prevent its development,seek approaches to improve governance mechanism and provide suggestions for the government to formulate corresponding policies.The whole dissertation consists of nine chapters.Chapter one introduces the background,objectives, approaches and methodologies of this research.Chapter two makes an analysis on the development of the fanners' specialized cooperatives in our country.Chapter three paves the way for the research by reviewing corporate governance theory,principal-agent theory and game theory as theoretical basis.The achievements and latest development of cooperatives abroad are introduced in Chapter four.Chapter five makes a study on the governance structure and governance mechanism implemented in the existing farmers' specialized cooperatives.On the basis of the field study on the local cooperatives of Liaoning province,chapter six explores the underlying reasons which prevent its development in our country.Suggestions about strengthening the governance structure and improving governance mechanism are put forward in chapter seven and eight.Chapter nine draws a conclusion from this research,describes its limitations and forecasts the future development.