Abstract
This paper presents an econometric analysis of participation density in local consumer cooperatives. Using prefecture data from 1997 and 1998, we conducted a logit analysis to identify factors associated with high participation rates in local consumer cooperatives. The analysis indicates several economic and political factors, e.g., per capita employer-income, monetary assets, population density, the engagement ratio of the tertiary industry, and the member ratio of the Social Democratic Party and the Communist Party, are associated with highercooperative participation density.
