Critical Assessment of the Role of Cooperative Societies in Rural Development : Case of Cameroon
- 주제(키워드) cooperative societies , rural development.
- 발행기관 아주대학교
- 지도교수 Iain Watson
- 발행년도 2018
- 학위수여년월 2018. 2
- 학위명 석사
- 학과 국제대학원 국제개발협력과
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- 본문언어 영어
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초록/요약
Cooperatives are important for the development of rural areas in Cameroon economy. These cooperatives have played an important role in the development of rural agriculture and rural development projects. Following the current global trend, characterized by globalization, the implementation of the Structural Adjustment Programs and the move from state planned to a neo-liberal economy, cooperatives are becoming important promoters of rural development and rural agriculture through the improvement of farmer’s income and the provision of social services. Cooperatives need to be reconsidered by the state of Cameroon through the creation and encouraging of national cooperative associations where cooperatives can have established good policies that favor the existence and activities of cooperatives especially agricultural in rural areas. The role of cooperatives especially agricultural ones can’t be neglected and needs to be considered as important key for rural development in Cameroon. Cameroon economy needs cooperatives to successfully implement the rural development programs and to successfully reduce poverty in Cameroon
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CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION 1
1:1-BACKGROUND OF AREA OF STUDY. 4
1:2-PROBLEM 5
1:3-OBJECTIVE OF STUDY 6
1:4-RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHOD 7
1:5- RESEARCH QUESTIONS 7
1:6-HYPOTHESIS 7
1:7-LITERATURE REVIEW 7
CHAPTER TWO: THE HISTORY AND THEORY OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES AND THE CONCEPT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT. 11
2:1-INTRODUCTORY NOTE. 11
2.2- THE HISTORY OF AGRICUTURAL COOPERATIVES. 12
2.3: THEORY OF COOPERATIVES. 14
2.4-THE RELAVANCE OF NEW INSTITUTIONAL THEORY OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES 16
2.5- COOPERATIVE MODELS OF RURAL OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. 17
2.6- CONCEPT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT 19
2.7- COOPERATIVES AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT 21
CHAPTER THREE: THE ROLE OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT; A COMPARATIVE STUDY IN CAMEROON. 25
3:1- INTROUCTORY NOTE. 25
3.2- THE ROLE OF COOPERATIVES IN THE SOUTHWEST REGION OF CAMEROON. 28
3.3-COOPERATIVES AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS OF CAMEROON 31
3:3-CONCLUSION 37
CHAPTER FOUR: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. 41
BIBLIOGRAPHY 45
