Influence of Membership Heterogeneity on Farmer Cooperatives' Income Distribution Control Right——A Study Based on Investigation of 72 Farmer Cooperatives in Beijing,Hebei,and Heilongjiang Province in China

Based on the investigation of 72 farmer cooperatives in Beijing,Hebei,and Heilongjiang Province in China,this paper explored the influence of membership heterogeneity on farmer cooperatives' income distribution control right.The results show that membership heterogeneity mainly refers to the differences between council members and ordinary members in terms of education,scales,social skills,funded and roles. Membership heterogeneity can be divided into two kinds.One is heterogeneity of resources,and the other is heterogeneity of participation,which works significant effect on the farmer cooperatives' income distribution control right.As a result,encouraging ordinary members to participate more actively in the farmer cooperatives can be a good way for farmer cooperatives to regulate their income distribution control right.