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The study of vertical coordination in agribusiness has benefited greatly from the field of new institutional economics. Concepts and categories enable researchers to better understand the diversity and complexity of vertical institutional arrangements. Nevertheless, many questions remain unsolved. One of them is the coexistence of very heterogeneous and dissemblable arrangements in the same sector. This question is a way to highlight the question of coordination efficiency. What are the thought processes — and therefore the tools — useful to analyze, compare and assess different coordination mechanisms ? Or, to put it in an other perspective, is it possible to assess coordination efficiency with a simple and unified framework?
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Philippe, F., Sauvée, L. (1999). Coordination Efficiency: Proposals for a Framework. An Illustration with the Fresh Tomato Sector in France. In: Galizzi, G., Venturini, L. (eds) Vertical Relationships and Coordination in the Food System. Contributions to Economics. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-48765-1_34
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