Abstract In order to study the effect of village cadres doubling as managers on cooperatives’ performance, the survey data of Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces are collected and the Ordered Logit model is adopted in the evaluation of the impact of village cadres on the development of cooperatives from the perspectives of farmers’ income and rural community development. Results show that village cadres doubling as cooperative managers can effectively increase the members’ income and promote the community development, whereas the relationship between village committee and cooperative management has no significant impact on cooperative performance. Village cadres doubling as cooperative managers is a rational choice of farmers, which can effectively promote the integration of social and human resources and capital, both in and out of the village, thus promoting the development of cooperatives. To safeguard fairness and democracy in cooperatives, village cadres need appropriate incentives and restrictions as a prevention of cooperative alienation brought about by excessive concentration.
2019, Vol. 36 
