Developing Women's Cooperatives: An Experiment in Rural Nigeria

In: The journal of development studies: JDS, Band 17, Heft 3, S. 123-136

Abstract

The experiences of two groups of Yoruba women in Ru Nigeria who tried to organize themselves along modern cooperative lines are traced. The progress of the first group, which tried to adhere to government regulations, is compared to that of the second, which molded its own rules. Cohesion, personal development, & financial growth were found to be greater in the self-regulating group. Implications for cooperative policy are discussed. HA.