Cooperative Economics and Management Research Papers/Topics

PROMOTING SMALL SCALE ENTERPRISES IN THE RURAL AREAS THROUGH COOPERATIVES WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON ENUGU STATE

Abstract The researcher investigated the impact of co-operative society in promotion of self-reliance and small scale enterprise especially in Enugu East local government area in Enugu State. The broad objective of the study is to examine the impact of co-operative in promoting self-reliance and small scale enterprise with special focus on Enugu East L.G.A Enugu State. The constraint of the study was lack of adequate capital to facilitate production, over dependency on government, persistence...

Utilization Of Credit Among Agricultural Co-Operative Societies Members In Anambra State

Abstract: The broad objective of this project is to examine the credit utilization among members of agricultural co-operative societies while some of the specific objectives include; determine the effects of the fund's utilization on member farm business; examine the various uses of the credit obtained by the co-operative members and determine the problems associated in obtaining farm credit facilities. A multistage sampling technique was adopted to select 323 respondents (members of agr...

MAXIMIXING CO-OPERATIVE BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN COVID-19 ERA THROUGH THE REFORMATION OF INDEGINOUS (ISUSU) SOCIETIES IN ENUGU STATE

The study “Maximizing Co-operative business enterprises covid-19 era through the reformationof indigenous (Isusu) Societies” was carried out with the General objective to examine the possibleways of Reforming Indigenous Savings/Contributions Societies, so as to enable their positivecontribution to co-operative development. The specific objective is to find out the effect ofindigenous saving and contribution societies. The researcher, in carrying out the study generateddata from both prima...

Democracy and Development in West Africa (ECOWAS)

Democracy and Economic Development is a matter of absolute choice. In the context of West Africa and Africa, contemporary democracy and economic development is a matter of choice and the interplay of internal and external forces at play. The long-term negative effects of colonial legacies and lack of strong democratic institutions are the exact outcome of democracy and development in West Africa. Studies show countries that have strong democratic intuitions develop faster and enjoy the divide...

Emergence of cooperatives and the future of the social enterprises sector in Botswana

The concept of integrating social aims with profit-making is an emerging trend in the world today, especially in the wake of the 2007-2009 financial crisis which shone the spotlight on the problems of pure profit maximisation. Social enterprise is at the very core of this new movement to integrate social aims with profits, taking root in an increasing number of circles. The Botswana situation is marked by social enterprise being almost non-existent as a concept in the general consciousness. I...