本文基于浙江省合作社的统计数据和访谈所收集的37家合作社第一手数据,考察了合作社设立的生态化和制度化过程.合作社种群及其所在群落中组织的竞争状态和种群密度在不同的条件下会促进或阻碍合作社的设立;就合作社设立的组织者来看,精英农户和政府分别在合作社的生态化和制度化过程中扮演了关键性作用;合作社相关法律法规的完善和合作社社区嵌入性的加强,有利于我国合作社的制度化,促进合作社的设立和发展.
This paper examined the ecologicalization and institutionalization of farmer cooperatives by collecting the firsthand data of 37 cooperatives in Zhejiang. The empirical results showed that the compe tition and population density might promote or hinder the establishment of farmer cooperatives in alterna tive situations. Elite farmers and the government played key roles respectively. The perfection of laws and bylaws and the well cooperation of cooperatives in community could contribute to the institutionalization and further promote the establishment and development of farmer cooperatives.