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Abstract
This article analyzes the first comprehensive survey of the post-war agricultural
cooperative sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Its purpose is to explore
which types of cooperatives are financially successful in BiH in order to inform
the development of better management practices for modern cooperatives,
particularly those that are still transitioning from Socialist-era groups into
business-oriented organizations. The results highlight internal and external
factors that have been instrumental for cooperative successes and failures in BiH.
Cooperatives with businesslike management systems tend to be more financially
successful, thanks to consolidated decision-making structures and relatively
closed membership policies. Government interventions in cooperative property
have tended to hurt cooperative development.