Current Trend of Farmer Cooperative Organizations in China: Institution, Legislation and International Comparison ——Summary of International Symposium of Institution, Legislation and Internationl Cooperatives
Farmer cooperative organizations are regarded as a significant way to reform Chinese rural marketing system and to improve farmers' organizational process.
While farmer cooperative organizations in China are still in the initial phase of their developing process, the pressing issues to be attended to consist of enhancing the construction of the inner institution of cooperatives and accelerating the cooperative legislation progress, so as to promote their sound growth.
Developing rural cooperative organizations is an effective way to promote marketization in the rural areas and to cope with the challenges posed by the WTO.
The inherent anti market nature of the cooperative institution determines its reliance upon the support by the state. Rather than getting involved in their routine operating decisions, the government should create a favorable environment for the healthy development of rural cooperative organizations'.