About the Book: Co-operative Banks in India and Select Countries
In a market-oriented economy, the terms of contract are frequently weighted in
favour of persons of large means. Those who have the command of scarce resources
are left free to drive a bargain with those who need such resources but are
ill-equipped to compete for their possession. Co-operatives are institutional
agencies for achieving social cohesion. In a country whose economic structure
has its roots in the villages, co-operation is something more than a series of
activities organised on co-operative lines. Basically, its purpose is to evolve
a system of co-operative community organisation which touches upon all aspects
of