HOW TO ORGANISE A VIABLE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF MINISTRY OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY CO-OPERATIVE DEPARTMENT, ENUGU.
This fact finding is embarked upon to shed more light on how to organize a viable co-operative society.
This project work contains chapters one to chapter four. Chapter one carry’s the Introduction, Background of the study, Statement of the study, Purpose of the study, Research Questions, Significants of the study, Scope and limitation of the study, Definition of terms.
1. To find out more reports concerning ministry of commerce, industry and technology, co-operative department.
2. To indicate the organizations weak points and help it in planning or modifying future plans so as to overcome the past mistakes.
3. To find out a viable co-operative society in the maintenance of good report in ministry of commerce, industry and technology co-operative department. While chapter two Review of Related literature. Chapter three carries Research Design/Sources of date, population of study, sample size, method of data Analysis. While chapter four carries data presentation of this project work. Chapter five contains the findings, Recommendations and Conclusion.
The finding were based on the data collected. It was discovered after scrutiny that a viable co-operative society contributes positively in projecting a favourable image for the society if they are effectively utilized.
It was also found out in this study that government does not only encourage the formation of those societies with needed facilities, etc.
Based on the findings of this project work, the researcher recommends that Education should be a continues practice in co-operative society. The co-operative societies should have as one of their objectives, the concern for their host communities, the new co-operative societies should constantly be inspected among other recommendations.
Finally, the researcher concluded based on the findings that registered co-operative societies in Enugu state are more than the unregistered ones, thus members in registered co-operative societies are more than those in unregistered or pre-co-operative societies. The researcher also concluded that co-operative society are been governed by democratic system of leadership.
The researcher also concluded in this research work on formation of a viable co-operative society in Nigeria. That feasibility study, pre-co-operative meetings, public awareness and manpower development which involves co-operative education and training, etc are the necessary factors in the formation of a viable co-operative. It is therefore clear from the finding of this study that the co-operative societies in Enugu state are not employing these factors that insures the formation of a viable co-operative society.
TITLE PAGE …………………………………………….. i
APPROVAL PAGE ……………………………………………. Ii
DEDICATION …………………………………………… iii
ACKNOLWLEDGEMENT ……………………………………. Iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS ……………………………………….. v
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE STUDY
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTION
1.5 SIGNIFICANTS OF THE STUDY
1.6 SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
1.7 DEFINITION OF TERM
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
SOURCES OF DATA
POPULATION OF STUDY
SAMPLE SIZE
METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION
CHAPTER FIVE
FINDINGS
RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
QUESTIONNAIRE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUNG OF THE STUDY
A co-operative society as an organization of people of common interest whose aim is to cater for the general good and interest of its members. People wonder why co-operatives are formed, its contribution to the economic problem of masses.
This now gives rise to the answer which recommends co-operative as a speedy vehicle for economic and social transformation of the economies.
Many developing countries have embraced the co-operative form of enterprise while others are embracing it at a past rate that is based on the achievement of past rate of economic growth to enhance the living standard of their people. The distinctive gesture of the co-operative organization appears to make it suitable for the promotion of high standard of living in countries that possess the endowment of the present day developing economies.
Historically, co-operative have developed in response to some different situations and its solution should be the aims of the formation of any co-operative society. The birth of co-operative is associated with the people who experienced some hardships and were under privileged as compared with other people.
The present developing countries are under privileged as compared to advanced countries. Their people are I poorer condition and they experience low standard of living. Secondly, even within anyone of these countries, there are two major groups, urban format enjoy modern amenities like tarred road, pipe born water, electricity, etc. The later lacks most of the materials, it would therefore be expected that co-operative spirit would be developed in these countries especially among the under privileged rural dwellers, it is because of the benefits which these area can derive from co-operative that lead many
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