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Passage:
In the late nineteenth century, Denmark transformed its agricultural sector by establishing farmer-owned dairy cooperatives to process and export butter, primarily to the British market. Historians traditionally attributed the rapid expansion of these cooperatives solely to the widespread adoption of the continuous-flow cream separator, a technological innovation that significantly heightened processing efficiency. However, recent analyses emphasize that technical innovation was merely one of several structural elements enabling the movement's success.

Crucially, the cooperatives established rigorous, standardized quality-control protocols under a unified trademark, the "Lurmark." This collective branding prevented individual producers from undercutting market prices with substandard goods. Furthermore, the democratic governance structure of the cooperatives—where each member possessed one vote regardless of herd size—fostered high levels of trust and compliance among smallholders who had previously been marginalized by large estates. Additionally, cooperative credit unions provided low-interest capital that enabled small farmers to upgrade sanitation facilities. While some scholars argue that high rural literacy rates also facilitated administrative efficiency, evidence indicates that the primary catalyst for compliance with quality standards was the mutual financial liability shared by cooperative members.

According to the passage, the author mentions all of the following as factors contributing to the success or compliance within Danish dairy cooperatives EXCEPT: