COOPERATION

Paper Code: 
MRD 222
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Objective: 

Objectives: To acquaint the students about the importance of cooperatives in rural development.

12.00
Unit I: 
Concept of Cooperation

• Meaning and characteristics of Cooperation
• Objective of cooperative ideology
• Advantages, Disadvantages and importance of Cooperation.

12.00
Unit II: 
Principles of Cooperation

• Present cooperative principles
• Other principles of Cooperation
• Application of cooperative principles
• Cooperation vs capitalism and socialism

12.00
Unit III: 
Cooperative Marketing

• Concept, objective and importance
• Organization and structure of cooperative marketing
• Sources of finance for marketing societies
• Problems of cooperative marketing
• Suggestions for the programme

12.00
Unit IV: 
Cooperative Movement in Rajasthan

• Development of co-operation during plan period
• Causes of slow growth of the movement
• Suggestions for improvement
• Co-operative credit and their sources in Rajasthan
• Dairy cooperatives in Rajasthan

12.00
Unit V: 
Consumer Cooperatives

• Meaning and objectives
• Management of consumer cooperative stores
• Price policy of these stores
• Suggestions for future growth

Essential Readings: 

• Hajela, T.N., Principles, Problems and Practice of Cooperative.
• Kulkarni, S.R., The theory and Practice of Cooperation, Vol.II.
• Mathur, B.S., Cooperatives in India.
• Swami and Gupta, Rural Development and Cooperation, RBD Publications.
• Economic Survey (latest), GOI, New Delhi.
• Mathur, B.S., Cooperation in India, Sahitya Bhawan.
• Bhatnagar, K.P. , Cooperation in India and Abroad.
• Bakkan, H.H. and M.A. Shars, Economics of Cooperative Marketing.

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