Cooperatives Revisited

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EXAMPLES ARE PROVIDED OF THE PROBLEMS & PROGRESS OF THE COOPERATIVE MOVEMENT IN AFRICA. THE STUDIES PRESENTED HERE WERE THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO A SEMINAR FOR AFRICAN & EUROPEAN SCHOLARS SPECIALIZING IN EXAMINING THIS DEVELOPMENT OF COOPERATIVES. CERTAIN THEMES REOCCUR : THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COOPERATIVES & THE STATE , THE INFLUENCE OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY ON THE LOCAL COOPERATIVES, THE PROS & CONS OF THE PRODUCER COOPERATIVES. THIS VOLUME PRESENTS THE VIEWS & FINDINGS ON THESES ISSUES BY SOME OF THE MOST PROMINENT RESEARCHERS ON COOPERATIVES & RURAL DEVELOPMENT ON TWO CONTINENTS.