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The Agricultural Cooperative in the Framework of the European Cooperative Society

Discussing and Comparing Issues of Cooperative Governance and Finance in Italy and Austria

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  • Presents an advanced, interdisciplinary approach to agricultural law and cooperative law
  • Assesses the Statute for a European Cooperative Society (SCE) regarding agricultural activities
  • Discusses issues of cooperative governance and finance in Italy and Austria

Part of the book series: Economic Analysis of Law in European Legal Scholarship (EALELS, volume 8)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Research Background

    • Georg Miribung
    Pages 1-46
  3. The European Cooperative Society (SCE) and Agricultural Cooperatives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47
    2. Introducing the SCE

      • Georg Miribung
      Pages 49-84
    3. Defining Agricultural SCEs with Several Steps

      • Georg Miribung
      Pages 85-201
  4. Analysing Some Specific SCE Issues Comparing Relevant Italian and Austrian Legal Rules

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203
    2. Issues Concerning the Governance of SCEs

      • Georg Miribung
      Pages 205-444
    3. Issues About Financing SCEs

      • Georg Miribung
      Pages 445-501
  5. One Agricultural SCE or Many Agricultural SCEs?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 503-503
    2. Final Remarks

      • Georg Miribung
      Pages 505-512
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 513-563

About this book

This book assesses the Statute for a European Cooperative Society (SCE) regarding agricultural activities by comparing how specific questions arising in this context must be dealt with under the Italian and Austrian legal systems. In this regard, Council Regulation (EC) No. 1435/2003, of 22 July 2003, on the Statute for a European Cooperative Society (SCE), is used as a tool for the structured analysis of various aspects of agricultural cooperatives. However, a comparison is only meaningful if the results are made comparable on the basis of a previously defined standard. Accordingly, the study uses, on one hand, a cooperative model developed by European legal scholars that defines general guidelines on how cooperatives should function (PECOL). On the other, the results are presented in connection with economic considerations to discuss how efficient rules can be developed.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Bozen, Italy

    Georg Miribung

About the author

Georg Miribung studied law in Innsbruck and England (Warwick) with a focus on international business law. In 2004 he received a doctorate degree in European Law from the University of Innsbruck. After several years in the banking sector Georg returned to the academic field: First to the University of Innsbruck, where he habilitated in Italian business and comparative law; since 2016 he has been working at the Free University of Bozen/Bolzano. His focus is on agricultural law, cooperative law and cooperative economic theory, comparative law, sociology of law, food law, sustainability and law. 

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Softcover Book USD 179.99
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Hardcover Book USD 179.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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