Human resources development in cooperatives

This small book is the compressed result of the author's prolonged studies of the Cooperative Movements in this part of the world. He is hopeful of contributing to the promotion of authentic cooperative development through application of HRD approaches so badly needed in all peoples' movements. He firmly believes that CIET is a pre-requisite and sine-qua-non for co operative growth and Human Resource Development in various sectors

The present study is based on empirical data collected by various methods and from different sources. Many of the na tional level co-operative organisations and their education and training outfits in the Region were visited and/or contacted per sonally, and through various other means of communications. The author is grateful for their co-operation and valuable help He is also thankful to all the member organisations of ICA, the Co-operative Departments and other NGOs in these countries for their direct - indirect contribution to this study. However, the main work of the compilation and verification of data was done at the ICA ROAP, New Delhi. He is therefore much thankful to all the member organisations of ICA, Mr.G.K.Sharma, Regional Director, Mr. W.U.Herath, HRD Adviser, Mr. B.D.Pandey, Librar ian and Documentation Officer, Ms. Sabitha Venkatesan, Neela Sharma and other staff for their kind assistance, in every possi ble way.