British Producer Cooperatives in the Footware Industry: An Empirical Evaluation of the Theory of Financing

Journal Article British Producer Cooperatives in the Footware Industry: An Empirical Evaluation of the Theory of Financing Derek C. Jones, Derek C. Jones Hamilton College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar David K. Backus David K. Backus Yale University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar *Earlier drafts of this paper were discussed in seminars at Cornell, Hamilton, the second International Conference on Self-management (Ithaca, 1975), and the Labour Economics Workshop at Warwick. Participants of these seminars together with R. Allen, D. Deaton, S. R. Dennison, R. Diwan, E. Fung, D. Mead and P. Miovic gave valuable comments and criticisms. We also acknowledge with thanks the suggestions of three anonymous referees and the Editor. Parts of the study were financed by funds provided by Hamilton College, for which grateful acknowledgement is made. Author Notes The Economic Journal, Volume 87, Issue 347, 1 September 1977, Pages 488–510, https://doi.org/10.2307/2231555 Published: 01 September 1977 Article history Received: 01 March 1977 Published: 01 September 1977