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Cooperative Studies Lab
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The lab studies the structure and role of cooperatives, such as agricultural cooperatives and consumer cooperatives.
AboutAbout the lab
Japan's only lab dedicated to the study of cooperatives.
The Cooperative Studies Lab studies cooperatives such as agricultural cooperatives and consumer cooperatives.
Established in 1958, it is the only lab in Japan where students can specialize in the study of cooperatives.
Cooperatives are a third type of enterprise alongside for-profit and public enterprises: economic organizations through which small producers and consumers join forces to sustain themselves in the market.
Every year, the lab conducts field surveys in Hokkaido and East Asia.
Key terms
- Cooperative
- An organization whose members contribute capital, run it themselves, and use its services. Examples include agricultural cooperatives and consumer cooperatives
- Consumer cooperative
- A cooperative formed by consumers as members, which runs joint purchasing of food and other goods and operates stores
- Federation of agricultural cooperatives
- An organization formed by local agricultural cooperatives, operating at the prefectural or national level
ResearchResearch themes
The lab conducts empirical research through fieldwork, focusing mainly on agricultural and consumer cooperatives in Japan. It examines the economics of cooperatives in Japan and abroad from both theoretical and empirical perspectives.
*Illustrative imageInternational Comparison of Cooperatives
This research compares the characteristics of cooperatives' organization, business, and management across countries. Faculty members also study agricultural cooperatives in Central Asia.
*Illustrative imageRestructuring of Federations of Agricultural Cooperatives
The lab studies the restructuring of federations of agricultural cooperatives in Japan. Drawing on the results of its field research in Hokkaido, it addresses problems in the reorganization of agricultural cooperatives in Japan.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorMamoru Itabashi
- Assistant ProfessorAkari Hoshino
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Rice Fields Before Harvest in Autumn Hokkaido Japan” Sgroey / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- International Comparison of Cooperatives: “Sugitani Shinden01” Motokoka / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Restructuring of Federations of Agricultural Cooperatives: “Shonan Gold citrus sorting facility” 大導寺 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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- Related lab (Agricultural and Environmental Policy Lab): “Satoyama landscape near Hida, Gifu” Seth Vidal / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
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