Vol: 2, Issue: 1 2012

Page: 86-92

Co-Operative Sector & Globalization

Dr Prakash H Karmadkar

Received Date: 2011-12-09

Accepted Date: 2012-01-13

Published Date: 2012-02-12

The emergence of information communication technologies seems to change the nature of agricultural cooperatives and their impact on people and nation-states. There are several core assumptions behind cooperatives: voluntary and open membership, democratic member control, member economic participation, autonomy and independence, education training and information, cooperation among cooperatives and concern for the community.

References

• National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, “Roots of the Korean Cooperative Movement,” http://www.nonghyup.com/eng/ic/issues.jsp
• National Cooperative Union of India, Research and Studies, http://www.ncui.net