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The economic theory of social enterprises

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26380306
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Economic policy
Research InstitutionUniversity of Hyogo

Principal Investigator

Mikami Kazuhiko  兵庫県立大学, 経済学部, 教授 (30229653)

Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords協同組合 / 非営利組織
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, I tackled with two specific topics on social enterprises. One is about the market for shares in cooperatives, and the other is about the reason of existence of non-profit organizations in a mixed economy. On the former, I published two articles: One is Economic Systems (2018), which is a study from economic theoretical point of view, and the other is Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics (2016), which is a study from legal point of view. On the latter, I wrote an article titled “On the emergence of non-profit orchestras.”

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

民間営利・公的セクターを対象とした研究の蓄積と比較すると、社会的経済セクターに関する理論研究はまだ未開拓な部分が多い。協同組合や非営利組織の機能的特徴が理論的に整理されれば、これらの形態の企業に関する制度設計の改善に役立つことになるであろう。それは、協同組合・非営利組織形態のより広い産業分野における有効な活用を促し、ひいては、より豊かで公正な社会の実現につながりうるのではないかと考えている。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report

Research Products

(6 results)

All 2018 2016 2015 2014

All Journal Article (5 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 5 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 2 results) Presentation (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Are cooperative firms a less competitive form of business? Production efficiency and financial viability of cooperative firms with tradable membership shares2018

    • Author(s)
      Kazuhiko Mikami
    • Journal Title

      Economic Systems

      Volume: 42 Pages: 487-502

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report 2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] On the emergence of nonprofit firms as alternatives to the government2016

    • Author(s)
      Kazuhiko Mikami
    • Journal Title

      Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics

      Volume: 87 Pages: 203-215

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Cooperatives, transferable shares, and a unified business law2016

    • Author(s)
      Kazuhiko Mikami
    • Journal Title

      Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics

      Volume: 87 Pages: 365-390

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] "Raising capital by issuing transferable membership in a consumer cooperative"2015

    • Author(s)
      Kazuhiko Mikami
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Social Economics

      Volume: 42 Pages: 132-142

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] "An alternative framework for the analysis of social enterprises"2014

    • Author(s)
      Kazuhiko Mikami
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management

      Volume: 2 Pages: 92-97

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] ”Transferable shares in a cooperative firm"2015

    • Author(s)
      Kazuhiko Mikami
    • Organizer
      The 5th CIRIEC International Research Conference on Social Economy
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
    • Year and Date
      2015-07-15
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2014-04-04   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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