Recent trends in the co-operative movement in India

The co-operative movement in India is passing through a period of rapid transition. Great changes are taking place in the credit, marketing and processing spheres of co-ope rative activity.

This book traces the growth of the co operative movement since the Saraiya Com mittee made its recommendations for the development of co-operation in 1946 up to the time of writing. The author takes us through a maze of books, reviews and re ports of various working groups, meetings and committees and brings out effectively the changing concepts of various aspects of co-operation. Mr. Tyagi describes at consi derable length the formation of co-operative societies, their management, pitfalls to be avoided, modus operandi of audit etc. This handy volume, the result of the author's rich experience in the practical as well as academic spheres of the co-operative movement, will be of immense value to stu dents and teachers of co-operation.