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Co-operative Wineries in Italy and Spain in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century: Success or Failure of the Co-operative Business Model?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

FRANCISCO J. MEDINA-ALBALADEJO  and
TITO MENZANI
FRANCISCO J. MEDINA-ALBALADEJO
Affiliation:
Francisco J. Medina-Albaladejo is Assistant Lecturer of Economic History at University of Valencia. Contact information: Department of Economic Analysis, Faculty of Economics, Avinguda dels Tarongers s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain. E-mail: [email protected]
TITO MENZANI
Affiliation:
Tito Menzani is Adjunct Lecturer of Economic and Business History at University of Bologna. Contact information: School of Economics, Management, and Statistics, Piazza Scaravilli 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

The evolution of the co-operative wine sector in traditional wine-producing countries in southern Europe, such as France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, presents similar historical features in the first half of the twentieth century. However, the analysis of their current state shows that Spanish co-operatives are smaller in size than their French and Italian counterparts. Additionally, the analysis shows that Italian (and French) co-operatives have adopted a more modern business model. The main target of this work is to establish the reasons behind the differences between the Spanish and the more successful Italian co-operative wine sectors. This is carried out through comparative analysis and the examination of the development of both sectors. For this, the framework of the co-operative business life cycle is used.

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Enterprise & Society , Volume 18 , Issue 1 , March 2017 , pp. 32 - 71
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Copyright © The Author 2016. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Business History Conference. All rights reserved. 

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