Developing Women's Cooperatives: An Experiment in Rural Nigeria

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Title:	Developing Women's Cooperatives: An Experiment in Rural Nigeria
Author:	Ladipo, Patricia
Year:	1981
Periodical:	Journal of Development Studies
Volume:	17
Issue:	3
Period:	April
Pages:	123-136
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Nigeria
Subjects:	cooperatives women's work Development and Technology Women's Issues Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment Economics and Trade
External link:	https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388108421802
Abstract:	The present study focuses on the experiences of two groups of Yoruba women who tried to organise themselves along modern co-operative lines. The progress of the first group, which tried to adhere to government regulations, is compared to that of the second, which moulded its own rules. Cohesion, personal development, and financial growth were found to be greater in the self-regulating group. Implications for cooperative policy are discussed. Notes, ref.