COURSE GUIDE CRD 208 NIGERIAN & INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVES Course Team: Lawal Kamaldeen, A. A. Ph.D (Course Developer/Writer) Department of Entrepreneurship Faculty of Management Science – NOUN Prof. J .O Y Aihonsu (Course Editor) Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye. Lawal Kamaldeen, A. A. Ph.D – (HOD) Department of Entrepreneurship Faculty of Management Science – NOUN Dr. Ishola, Timothy O. (Dean) – Faculty of Management Science – NOUN NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA CRD 208 NIGERIAN & INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVES National Open University of Nigeria Headquarters University Village Plot 91 Cadastral Zone Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway Jabi, Abuja. Lagos Office 14/16 Ahmadu Bello Way Victoria Island, Lagos e-mail:
[email protected] URL: www.noun.edu.ng Published by: National Open University of Nigeria ISBN: Printed: 2017 All Rights Reserved ii CRD 208 MODULES CONTENTS PAGE Introduction……………………………………………….. iv Course Aims………………………………………………. iv Course Objectives…………………………………….…… iv Structure of the Course……………………………………. iv Assessment………………………………………………… v Tutor Marked Assessment………………………………… v Examination……………………………………………….. vi Summary…………………………………………………… vi iii CRD 208 NIGERIAN & INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVES INTRODUCTION The origin and growth of Nigeria and International Cooperative is as old as human race. The course is to acquaint learners with the pattern of growth and development of cooperative from Ancient Egyptian to the present day and provide analytical expression and tools for comparison. More so, the concept engulfed and spread gradually from Europe and to other part of the world. Presently cooperative is a form of business organization which is an international movement. Finally cooperative managers needs to understand the concept, principles of cooperative in other part of world and take decisions bothering on running cooperative business management successfully.