Co-Operative Philosophy and Management

2013

CO-OPERATIVE PHILOSOPHY AND
MANAGEMENT

MOSES OCHIENG GWEYI

THE CO-OPERATIVE
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

GENERAL OBJECTIVES
At the end of the unit the learners, should be able to;-

1. Appreciate the democratic nature of co-operative
2. Evaluate the relevance of co-operative principles to the Kenya Social-economic environment. 3. Understand the role of the Government in co-operative movement.
4. assess the extent to which co-operative should be free from government control
5. Identify new areas in which co-operatives can venture in future.
6. Apply co-operative principles in managing co-operative organizations.
7. Explain the types and functions of co-operatives organization in Kenya.
8. Describe the historical development of co-operatives in Kenya.
9. Describe the structure of co-operative movement in Kenya.
10. Identify management challenges facing the co-operative movement in Kenya and suggest possible solutions.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION ONE:
CO-OPERATIVE PHILOSOPHY
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Table of Content
LESSON ONE
CONCEPT OF CO-OPERATION
1.1
Introduction
1.2
What is co-operation?
1.3
Informal forms of co-operation
1.4
Modern form of co-operation
1.5
Similarities
1.6
Differences
1.7
Co-operation in modern set up
1.8
Benefits derived from co-operatives
1.9
Summary
1.10 Self-Assessment questions

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LESSON TWO
GENESIS OF CO-OPERATIVE IN THE WORLD
2.1
Introduction
2.2
Italy and Germany
2.3
England
2.4
Doctrine of circumstance
2.5
Co-operative school of thought
2.6
Summary
2.7
Self-Assessment questions

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LESSON THREE
CO-OPERATIVE PRINCIPLES
3.1
Introduction
3.2
Rochdale Pioneers
3.3
Original Rochdale Principles
3.4
International Co-operative Alliance (ICA)
3.5
The ICA Principles of 1966
3.6
The ICA Principle of 1995
3.7
Summary
3.8
Self-assessment questions

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LESSON FOUR