تحليل الگوهاي اقتصادي تعاون

Despite the existence of vigorous theoretical basis for cooperatives little attention has been paid to it in Iran. At the same time, little use has been made of the quantitative models for analyzing the effects and impacts of cooperative activities in economic literature. In this study, followed by a review of literature on cooperation theory, a simple quantitative model was examined. This model considers various behavior and equilibrium conditions for cooperatives. The model was simulated using the data and information of Iranian dairy industry. Results of this study showed that under cooperative activities the price of final product could he reduced,while the price of raw product, (i.e. inputs) could be raised. Therefore, the welfare ofʹ raw product producers and total payments to them were increased. The volume of production of final product and purchases of raw product were also increased as a result of cooperation. These results indicate that cooperatives can play a very significant and effective role in promoting the welfare and income of producers of raw products and consumers of final products.