Cooperatives and economic growth in a developing country
The case of Nepal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12614916 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ramesh C Paudel (0000-0001-7721-3205, Department of Economics Tribhuvan University Kathmandu Nepal, corresponding author), Chakra Pani Acharya (Department of Economics Tribhuvan University Kathmandu Nepal) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 797-815 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-09 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1370-4788 • E-ISSN: 1467-8292 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/apce.12323 |
| OpenAlex | W3156667762 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 22 |
Cooperatives play important role in economic development via multiple channels, particularly, in developing countries’ cases. Considering this fact, Nepal's constitution 2017 has incorporated the cooperative as one of the three pillars of her economy. This paper aims to analyze the role of cooperatives in the economic development of Nepal. For this, first, this paper documents the trend and pattern of Nepalese cooperatives’ evolving structure, then moves to the econometric estimation to analyze the role of cooperatives in economic growth employing an advanced methodology. Looking at the properties of time series data for the period of 49 years from 1970 to 2018, the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach of cointegration is employed. The major finding is that the development of the cooperatives has a long‐run relationship with economic growth. However, the focus should be seen as on the involvement of many people in the cooperatives’ activities rather than just on amassing the cooperatives’ capital. The results also suggest that there is a need for the attention of policymakers so ensure that share capital contributes to economic growth. Therefore, the areas of priorities and scope of work of cooperatives need to be reconsidered when formulating new policies related to cooperatives
Business · Capital (architecture · Cointegration · Developing country · Distributed lag · Economic growth · Economic system · Economics · Estimation · Geography · Scope (computer science · Work (physics · Cooperative Studies and Economics · Wine Industry and Tourism
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| Citations per year | 2.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |