Assessing the performance of cooperatives in post-apartheid South Africa: evidence from the literature

cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of KwaZulu-Natalen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
cg.coverage.countrySouth Africaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ZAen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierAndrew Emmanuel Okem: 0000-0001-5449-7639en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/0376835x.2023.2212705en_US
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH052031en_US
cg.identifier.urlhttps://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052031.pdfen_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn0376-835Xen_US
cg.issue6en_US
cg.journalDevelopment Southern Africaen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.volume40en_US
dc.contributor.authorOkem, Andrew Emmanuelen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-30T22:06:08Zen_US
dc.date.available2023-06-30T22:06:08Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/130964en_US
dc.titleAssessing the performance of cooperatives in post-apartheid South Africa: evidence from the literatureen_US
dcterms.abstractWhile there is growing interest in the literature and policy circles regarding the performance of cooperatives in South Africa, no study has yet synthesised the body of knowledge on how to assess cooperative performance in the country. This paper aims to fill this gap by examining the literature on the performance of cooperatives in post-apartheid South Africa, based on a scoping review of 20 studies published between 1994 and 2021. Most of the reviewed studies adopted a qualitative approach, lacked a clear definition of cooperative performance and standardised metrics/criteria for assessing cooperative performance. The studies often relied on view of study participants to determine the performance of cooperatives. Moreover, the reviewed studies often framed the performance of cooperatives from an economic viewpoint. Clear definition of cooperatives, the development of robust indicators for assessing their performance and greater emphasis on quantitative studies on the performance of cooperatives in South Africa beyond economic and financial indicators is needed.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Accessen_US
dcterms.available2023-05-19en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationOkem, Andrew Emmanuel. 2023. Assessing the performance of cooperatives in post-apartheid South Africa: evidence from the literature. Development Southern Africa, 15p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835X.2023.2212705]en_US
dcterms.extentp. 1-14en_US
dcterms.issued2023-05-19en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserveden_US
dcterms.publisherInforma UK Limiteden_US
dcterms.subjectcooperativesen_US
dcterms.subjectperformance assessmenten_US
dcterms.subjectapartheiden_US
dcterms.subjecteconomic aspectsen_US
dcterms.subjectfinancingen_US
dcterms.subjectindicatorsen_US
dcterms.subjectgovernmenten_US
dcterms.subjectstate interventionen_US
dcterms.subjectdevelopmenten_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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