Irish vs. Danish creameries at the turn of the 20th century
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A long-standing myth says Irish cooperatives just weren’t up to the task. "Ireland in a Danish mirror: A microlevel comparison of the productivity of Danish and Irish creameries before the First World War" by Eoin McLaughlin, Paul Sharp, Xanthi Tsoukli & Christian Vedel, analyzing detailed productivity data from over 600 creameries between 1898 and 1903, reveals that Irish dairies were actually slightly more efficient on average than their Danish peers.
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