Agricultural Cooperatives

3 units · Undergraduate

Cooperatives are jointly owned, democratically controlled enterprises that present an alternative model for doing business compared to investor-owned structures. This course will explore the basic principles and operations of cooperatives compared to other business structures with a focus on cooperatives in food, agriculture, and rural communities. Prereq: 2001 or 2001H or Econ 2001 or Econ 2001H.